Hurricane Milton Forces Buccaneers to Find Safe Haven Before Big Game Against Saints

The Buccaneers will be in New Orleans this week and stay there until they play the Saints on Sunday.

John Hendrix | Oct 7, 2024

Aug 20, 2024; New Orleans, LA, USA; Detail view of the Wilson NFL football during practice at Yulman Stadium (Tulane). Mandatory Credit: Stephen Lew-Imagn Images / Stephen Lew-Imagn Images

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Due to the impending threat of Hurricane Milton, the Buccaneers are heading to New Orleans early. The team announced they'll leave on Tuesday morning and spend the week in town prior to Sunday's game. It's a good call, to say the least. The storm has strengthened considerably to a Category 5, and is expected to make landfall later Wednesday into early Thursday.

Tampa Bay is expected to use Tulane's Yulman Stadium for practices, according to a report by NOLA.com's Jeff Duncan. The team was able to secure hotel arrangements and will be around the city prior to Week 6's game in the Superdome. The Saints have used that facility for several of their training camp practices, so it'll be able to house the Bucs without an issue.

Some things are bigger than football, and hopefully everyone can stay safe and get out of harm's way.

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JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net