2018 Tampa Bay Buccaneers

The 2019 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season is the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League, the 22nd playing their home games at Raymond James Stadium and their first under former Arizona Cardinals' head coach Bruce Arians, who brings along a whole new game plan for the Buccaneers. They will try to improve upon their 5–11 record from the previous two seasons and make the playoffs for the first time in 12 years.

NFL Draft
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 * Exact numbers of the selections from rounds 4–7 will be determined when compensatory selections are awarded at the NFL's annual spring owners' meetings.

Draft trades
 * The Buccaneers traded their seventh-round selection in 2019 and free safety J. J. Wilcox to the Pittsburgh Steelers in exchange for Pittsburgh's sixth-round selection (202nd overall) in the 2018 NFL Draft.
 * The Buccaneers traded their sixth-round selection to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for Arizona's seventh-round selection and the rights to head coach Bruce Arians.
 * The Buccaneers traded their seventh-round selection in 2020 and wide receiver DeSean Jackson to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for Philadelphia's sixth-round selection.

Preseason
The Buccaneers' preliminary preseason schedule was announced on April 9. Exact dates and times were finalized on April 23.

Schedule
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