Michael Vincent

Newly signed Jacquizz Rodgers was pushed into backup duty on Sunday after Doug Martin went down with a hamstring injury. Rodgers rushed twice for 29 yards, including a 24-yard gain in the 40-7 loss to Arizona.

Filling in for an injured Doug Martin, Charles Sims was not able to capitalize on his time on the field as he was bottled up in both the passing and running game. Sims finished with nine carries for 24 yards and a miserable three catches for four yards on five targets in Tampa Bay's 40-7 loss to Arizona.

Doug Martin rushed seven times for 23 yards in the first half in Tampa Bay's 40-7 throttling at the hands of the Arizona Cardinals.

Charles Sims the running back rushed four times for nine yards but Charles Sims the pass catching change of pace back hauled in three catches for 32 yards, including a 23-yard reception for a score from Jameis Winston in Tampa Bay's 31-24 win over Atlanta.

Doug Martin carried the ball 18 times for 62 yards and hauled in five passes for 34 yards in the Buccaneers 31-24 win over the Atlanta Falcons.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced today that the team has promoted running back Peyton Barber from the team’s practice squad to the active roster.

Doug Martin is getting drafted as the 12th running back off the board in PPR drafts, a year after finishing as RB5, rushing for 1,402 yards and six touchdowns.

While Doug Martin got the big contract this off season, Charles Sims may be the back to own in PPR formats, especially in Week 1 against the Falcons. Sims is primarily the pass catching back for Tampa Bay and is coming off a 51 reception, 561 yard, four touchdown season in 2015 playing behind Doug Martin.

Storm Johnson carried the ball four times for eight yards and caught both of his targets for 31 yards, including a 20 yard scamper in the Buccaneers 17-9 loss to the Eagles in their preseason opener.

Doug Martin rushed five times for 13 yards and caught his only target for 11 yards in the Buccaneers 17-9 preseason loss to the Philadelphia Eagles.