As the Voice of the Buccaneers for 37 seasons, Gene Deckerhoff welcomes Ted Hurst to Tampa Bay \ud83c\udfdd\ufe0f<\/p>\n
\ud83d\udcfa: #NFLDraft<\/a> on NFLN\/ESPN\/ABC pic.twitter.com\/oFl8qYQcPA<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) April 25, 2026<\/a>Tampa Bay Buccaneers bring Ted Hurst onto the roster in the perfect way possible<\/p>\n Tampa watched three legends, including Deckerhoff, leave them this year. Lavonte David and Mike Evans both left, one by retirement, the other as a free agent. There wasn’t much doubt that the Bucs would look for an Evans replacement, and the third round seemed to make the most sense.<\/p>\n Hurst has the same look as Evans. They are similar in size and skill sets, but Hurst has a long way to go before he can stake a claim to that level of play. Hurst is hard to beat in press coverage, often using a mix of speed and route running to keep the corner out of his hip pocket. <\/p>\n Baker Mayfield is going to love having Hurst to throw to. <\/p>\n While Hurst may have been the top story from the third round for the Buccaneers, Deckerhoff brought loud cheers from the Buccaneer faithful in attendance, and from the couches of their fans. <\/p>\n According to the Buccaneers team website<\/a>, Deckerhoff called more than 800 games and more than 1,100 touchdowns. He was behind the mic for both of the Tampa Bay Super Bowls, something he made sure to remind the fans before calling the Hurst selection. <\/p>\n Though the first three rounds, the Buccaneers have delivered an amazing three selections, including the steal of round one with Reuben Bain, Jr., and David’s potential replacement, Josiah Trotter. <\/p>\n Tampa has four more draft picks to make before closing it out and turning to the undrafted free agent additions. <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\"){kind=icon}
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