{"id":383783,"date":"2026-01-01T01:57:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:57:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/383783\/"},"modified":"2026-01-01T01:57:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:57:08","slug":"buccaneers-tight-ends-festive-christmas-cards-lost-in-the-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/383783\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers tight ends&#8217; festive Christmas cards lost in the mail"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/laine_jenna.png&#038;h=80&#038;w=80&#038;scale=crop.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"40\" height=\"40\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Jenna LaineJan 1, 2026, 10:27 AM<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"icon-font-after icon-close-solid-after\" href=\"#\">Close<\/a>Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best in the nation.<\/p>\n<p>TAMPA, Fla. &#8212; An attempt at spreading holiday cheer by two <a data-clubhouse-guid=\"13e8b157-a75a-ff24-ae91-fa3d52ddf204\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com.au\/nfl\/team\/_\/name\/tb\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> teammates was stifled due to a mail mix-up &#8212; and now they&#8217;re short $300 with not a greeting card in sight.<\/p>\n<p>Tight ends <a data-player-guid=\"c2c1423d-4f1e-2d7d-dbe7-26f84b7f6517\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4361112\/devin-culp\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Devin Culp<\/a> and <a data-player-guid=\"98aa51df-6e65-6723-ed64-b17cb6fd76a3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4372505\/payne-durham\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Payne Durham<\/a> each posted a series of hilariously awkward holiday photos on Instagram on Christmas Eve. In them, the two could be seen wearing matching head-to-toe outfits (including Santa hats) and striking an assortment of cheesy poses in front of a Christmas tree.<\/p>\n<p>Culp set the record straight &#8212; that these were &#8220;100 percent real&#8221; and not AI, that the pair really paid for a professional photoshoot at a JCPenney store in WestShore Plaza and that Durham really lifted the 6-foot-4, 237-pound Culp into the air (for reference, Durham is listed at 6-5, 255). No players were injured attempting the stunt.<\/p>\n<p>Tight end <a data-player-guid=\"634973c7-2872-a660-8dd6-6b646475b2be\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4034779\/ko-kieft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ko Kieft<\/a> commented, &#8220;That&#8217;s a fine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Durham said, &#8220;@JCPenney, GIVE US A SPONSORSHIP.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Former Bucs wide receiver <a data-player-guid=\"e9ae990a-ec89-d351-7082-172b26d9510e\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4369466\/ryan-miller\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Ryan Miller<\/a> said, &#8220;I need this on my fridge ASAP&#8221; with a fire emoji. Rookie defensive lineman <a data-player-guid=\"04e20e35-c572-3e6c-a353-4e191320fbcb\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/player\/_\/id\/4690795\/elijah-roberts\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Elijah Roberts<\/a> said simply, &#8220;Cmon man&#8221; with two laughing emojis.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s only one problem: The greeting cards they ordered featuring one of the photos never arrived.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re still waiting on [them],&#8221; Culp said. &#8220;I think they got sent to the wrong address.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Culp would not say which photo made the cut for the cards.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s a surprise,&#8221; he said, before chuckling at the thought of an unsuspecting person receiving roughly 200 of these cards in the mail.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was Payne&#8217;s idea,&#8221; Culp said, &#8220;but I followed through because I&#8217;m a good friend.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jenna LaineJan 1, 2026, 10:27 AM CloseJenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. 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