Tom Brady to play in Bucs’ preseason opener

Quarterback Tom Brady will be on the field Saturday night when the Buccaneers open the abbreviated three-game preseason schedule against the Cincinnati Bengals.

“Everybody will play,” Bucs Coach Bruce Arians said. That could include rookie quarterback and  second-round draft choice Kyle Trask.  Brady won’t be out there long, though. Arians said he might play only a series or two.

Cincinnati’s second-year quarterback Joe Burrow will not play. The Bengals are being cautious with him as he recovers from a serious knee injury last season.

The NFL reduced the preseason to three games this year, but added a 17th  regular-season game.

– Joe Henderson, Extensive Enterprises Media