{"id":360780,"date":"2026-08-02T15:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360780\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T15:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T15:56:10","slug":"3-observations-from-day-4-of-tampa-bay-buccaneers-training-camp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/360780\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Observations From Day 4 of Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Camp"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"72\">TAMPA, FL \u2014 The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/buccaneers\/onsi\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> took a day off Saturday after their first three days of camp, but they&#8217;re right back at it on Sunday for Day 4.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"75\">The Bucs got rained out outdoors, so they held training camp indoors for Day 4. The Bucs saw one injured player hit the field for the first time all camp,\u00a0had some trouble with the deep ball and saw some excellent coverage from the defensive side of things<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"78\">BucsGameday was live on site at One Buccaneer Place on Sunday as always for all the action on Day 4. Here are three observations from the day as training camp continues through August:<\/p>\n<p>Injury Updates on Day 4<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01kz1htdtw89afvy75bv.jpg\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Benjamin Morrison (21) celebrates a play with outside linebacker Lavonte David (54)  \" title=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Benjamin Morrison (21) celebrates a play with outside linebacker Lavonte David (54)  \" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"7l\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Benjamin Morrison (21) celebrates a play with outside linebacker Lavonte David (54)  | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7p\">Sunday was a big day for cornerback Benjamin Morrison. Morrison has been out with a hamstring injury over the first three days of camp, but he was a full participant on Sunday for individual drills for the first time so far this camp. He still did not participate in team drills.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7s\">Tristan Wirfs and Vita Vea, both of whom hurt themselves during Tampa Bay\u2019s conditioning test prior to camp, were not participating. Vea was present, but Wirfs didn\u2019t make an appearance.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7v\">Chris Godwin and A\u2019Shawn Robinson, both of whom get scheduled vet days throughout camp, were both participating on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>Deep Ball Was Nowhere Sunday<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01kz1hs1nq509h9ab0he.jpg\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) participates in training camp at AdventHealth Training Center.  \" title=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) participates in training camp at AdventHealth Training Center.  \" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"88\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) participates in training camp at AdventHealth Training Center.  | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8c\">Tampa Bay could not get the deep ball going whatsoever during Day 4.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8f\">The Bucs went 1\/7 on deep passes throughout the day. A notable one was a throw by Baker Mayfield to Jalen McMillan \u2014 McMillan initially had it, but safety Antoine Winfield Jr. wrestled it from his hands and got a pick.\u00a0The lone success was on a deep crossing route to wideout David Sills, who took it for a touchdown down the left sideline. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8i\">Tampa Bay had a very good deep-ball day on Day 2, but that wasn\u2019t the case for Day 4. There will be plenty of opportunity to get back in that rhythm as camp continues.<\/p>\n<p>Bucs Defense Sticky in Coverage<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/01kz1hr06nxvr2bbd876.jpg\" alt=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (31) warms up before the game against the Carolina Panthers  \" title=\"Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (31) warms up before the game against the Carolina Panthers  \" width=\"360\" height=\"203\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"8v\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (31) warms up before the game against the Carolina Panthers  | IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters Connect<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-15\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"8z\">Tampa Bay\u2019s defense did a great job in coverage on Day 4.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-16\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"92\">The defense netted two interceptions, one coming from Winfield as mentioned above and another from new Bucs safety Ifeatu Melifonwu, who jumped in front of a pass from Jake Browning.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-17\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"95\">Coverage was sticky elsewhere. Josh Hayes, Caden Fordham, SirVocea Dennis and Damarion Williams, among others, had a lot of pass breakups. It was the defense\u2019s day on Day 4, and the secondary and linebackers in particular showed out.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-19\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"9c\">Sign up to our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/buccaneers\/newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">free newsletter<\/a>\u00a0and follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BucsGameday?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/bucsgameday?s=21&amp;t=nyCeWGVWMsSpULqWCupqGA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/buccaneersgameday?igsh=NWVob203dzZpYnp0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Instagram<\/a>\u00a0for the latest news.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/assets.minutemediacdn.com\/platform\/google_discover_icon.svg\" class=\"shrink-0\"\/>Add us as a preferred source on Google<a aria-label=\"Follow si.com on Google News\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" class=\"flex h-[30px] w-[30px] shrink-0 items-center justify-center rounded-full bg-primary font-group-large text-sm font-medium text-white transition-colors hover:bg-secondary focus:bg-secondary md:w-auto md:gap-2.5 md:px-4 md:py-[5px]\">Follow<\/a><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"TAMPA, FL \u2014 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took a day off Saturday after their first three days of&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":360781,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[135,137,136],"class_list":["post-360780","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tampa","tag-tampa","tag-tampa-headlines","tag-tampa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360780","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/360781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}