Tampa Bay Bucs Head to Miami to Avoid Hurricane Ian

The Buccaneers moved their football operations to Miami-Dade County on Tuesday and will practice at the Miami Dolphins’ facility – changes have yet been made to Sunday’s game schedule

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With Hurricane Ian potentially hitting the Bay area this week, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made contingency plans for this week’s preparations for Sunday’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs.The team will depart Tampa on Tuesday and relocate their football operations to Miami-Dade County.

The Buccaneers are expected to practice at the Miami Dolphins’ Baptist Health Training Complex in Miami Gardens, Florida, starting on Wednesday, through the end of Week 4 preparations, if necessary. The Dolphins play at Cincinnati in Week Four and would be finished with their on-field preparations by Wednesday morning.

Bucs move practices to Miami as Hurricane Ian threatens Tampa Bay #TampaBayBuccaneers #Buccaneers #TBBuccaneers #Bucs #yahoo https://t.co/ZnENA7Emlw

— Buccaneers Fans (@BuccaneersViews) September 27, 2022

Hurricane Ian’s impact on football: Tampa Bay Buccaneers move practice to Miami https://t.co/AiZ6Zf7bA2 #FoxWeather

— Channel 1 Atlanta (@channel1atlanta) September 27, 2022

The @Buccaneers are evacuating to Miami today to avoid Hurricane Ian’s path. The team will be using the @MiamiDolphins training facilities. The status of the Bucs game on Sunday is undetermined at this time.https://t.co/0Wgz1IIkRf

— Gavin Greer (@Gavin_30_Greer) September 27, 2022

As of Monday afternoon, there have been no changes to the plans for Tampa Bay’s game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Raymonds James Stadium on Sunday night, with kickoff scheduled for 8:20 p.m. ET. The NFL, in consultation with team and local officials, will continue to monitor the situation.