Bad news Bucaneer fans.
Brian Ford, Chief Operating Officer of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, released a memo on Wednesday afternoon. It stated that the Buccaneers will not be hosting fans for the first two games of the upcoming season.
Bucs will not have any fans in the stands for their first two home games, Bucs’ Brian Ford says in letter to season-ticket holders. “Not yet the right time” to have even limited-capacity attendance in Tampa.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) September 2, 2020
The Center of Disease Control has outlined stadium guidelines for teams to make their stadium COVID19 compliant. Renovations to Raymond James will not be complete until late October.
The budgeting for the $10 million in federal funding to retrofit Raymond James Stadium to accommodate fans during COVID-19 had referenced the end of October as the target date to finish the first phase of their plan, so this would have first home game with fans closer to that.
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) September 2, 2020
Officials will reassess for week six against the Green Bay Packers. But for now, we’ll have to fire the cannons from home.