But one thing is certain: Dean is playing the best football of his career. The look might have changed, but the results are steady. If he keeps playing like this, Tampa Bay’s defense won’t just be good, it will be highlighted by Jamel Dean and his new hairless look that is serving him well.

The 2026 NFL Draft will take place in Pittsburgh next April, a city where the Bucs found success this preseason with a last-second field goal to defeat the Steelers. Before next April, though, there will be plenty of speculation and buildup for the team and who they may add to the roster through the draft.

When it comes to the NFL trade deadline, most of us do not know for certain who is available on other teams. We can deduce, we can speculate, we can listen to reports from anonymous team officials who often feed bogus information for misdirection purposes.