AI-assisted summary
The franchise, once purchased for $192 million in 1995, is now estimated to be worth $6.6 billion.
TAMPA — Like many people, I have recurring dreams.
Unlike many people, those dreams are not about being late for an appointment or not being prepared for a final exam.
Nope, my dreams are about covering Tampa Bay Buccaneers games. Bad Bucs games. And I'm sitting in the press box not knowing what to write as the deadline clock is ticking.
So, there I was on Sunday, sitting in the press box at Raymond James Stadium and watching a Bucs team wearing the its creamsicle uniforms with Bucco Bruce on the helmets and a sea of orange throughout a half-empty stadium. The Bucs even were blowing a 17-point lead after a blocked field-goal attempt led to the New York Jets goin