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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished the 2020 seas as the best team in football and start the 2021 season the same way
1. Tampa Bay. A glittering cast of mercenaries was recruited a year ago to win a Super Bowl for the Buccaneers – Tom Brady, Leonard Fournette, Rob Gronkowski, Antonio Brown.They did – and now the gang is back with an eye on repeating as champion. In fact, all 22 starters return from a team that mowed down Washington, New Orleans, Green Bay and Kansas City in the post-season en route to the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy. Brady is the edge the Bucs have over everyone else. No quarterback in NFL history has won more championships and only one (Otto Graham) won a greater percentage of his games than Brady’s 76.9. Brady has thrown a record 581 TD passes and has the NFL’s best collection of receivers at his disposal in Tampa in Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Brown and Gronkowski. Coach Bruce Arians has given him yet another quality wea
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Safety Delpit eager to make up for lost time with Browns
BRIAN DULIK - May. 26, 2021 06:52 PM EDT FILE - In this Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 file photo, Cleveland Browns safety Grant Delpit runs through a drill during practice at the NFL football team s training facility in Berea, Ohio.Grant Delpit had mixed emotions during the Cleveland Browns’ breakthrough 2020 season. The rookie safety from Louisiana State was under contract, but didn’t necessarily feel like he was part of the team after rupturing his right Achilles during training camp. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)
BEREA, Ohio (AP) Rookie safety Grant Delpit had mixed emotions during the Cleveland Browns’ breakthrough 2020 season.
As a team, the Cleveland Browns spent 2020 proving they were a real threat in the AFC North. After years of being an afterthought, Kevin Stefanski proved to be the missing piece .