Bucs Pick Up Kancey's Option, Bain Jr. and Trotter is New Foundation for the Defense & Rays Beat Guardians

About this episode

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick discuss the Buccaneers' decision to pick up Calijah Kancey's option and the potential of Rueben Bain Jr. and Josiah Trotter as defensive cornerstones, along with the Rays' victory over the Guardians and the Magic's playoff lead.

Rick Stroud and Steve Versnick on the Buccaneers picking up Calijah Kancey's 5th year option and how Rueben Bain Jr. and Josiah Trotter could be the foundation for the defense for years to come. Plus the Rays beat the Guardians to go 12-1 against the American League and the Orlando Magic take a 3-games-to-1 lead over the number 1 seed Detroit Pistons. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rick Stroud, Steve Versnick

Topics covered

• Buccaneers
• defense
• Rays
• American League
• Orlando Magic
• sports news

Keywords

• Buccaneers
• Calijah Kancey
• Rueben Bain Jr.
• Josiah Trotter
• Rays
• Guardians
• Orlando Magic
• Detroit Pistons
• sports

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rays, Guardians, Orlando Magic

Places: Detroit Pistons

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