Tampa Bay footballer, briefly Crossword Clue

Here is the answer for the crossword clue Tampa Bay footballer, briefly . We have found 40 possible answers for this clue in our database. Among them, one solution stands out with a 98% match which has a length of 3 letters. We think the likely answer to this clue is BUC.

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40 Potential Answers:

RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% BUC Tampa Bay footballer, briefly (3)
7% BUCCANEER Tampa Bay footballer (9) Wall Street Journal Feb 10, 2020
6% NINER Bay Area football player (5) USA Today Jul 18, 2025
6% RAYS Tampa ballclub (4)
6% BUCS Tampa Bay footballers, to fans (4)
5% DRIER More like Tempe than Tampa (5) Wall Street Journal Oct 14, 2025
5% ELI Football's Manning (3) Eugene Sheffer Oct 13, 2025
5% LACES Football features (5) LA Times Daily Oct 12, 2025
5% HALL Pro Football ____ of --> (4) USA Today Quick Oct 10, 2025
5% EELER Chesapeake Bay occupation (5) Newsday Oct 3, 2025
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The clue "Tampa Bay footballer, briefly" is a clever way of hinting at the answer "BUC," which is short for "Buccaneer." The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, often called the Bucs, are a professional football team based in Tampa, Florida. This clue combines a reference to the team's location (Tampa Bay) with a shortened version of their nickname (Bucs), resulting in the answer "BUC."