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The Bucs began the first of two joint practices with the Jets in Florham Park, New Jersey. The new location still brought plenty of heat with a later start at 10:00 a.m. although not as hot as we’ve seen temperatures in Tampa. It was sunny most of the day with a little cloud coverage as the Bucs and Jets went at it all morning long.

Pewter Report’s Matt Matera was in attendance for the first of their two joint practices. Here is what stood out to me the most throughout the day.

Luke Goedeke, Bucs Brawl With Jets

Not many things are guaranteed in this world, but a Bucs player on the offensive and/or defensive line getting into a fight with an opponent is as close to a guarantee as it can get. While left tackle Tristan Wirfs is the star of the offensive line, right tackle Luke Goedeke is the enforcer.

And enforce he did on Tuesday.

Goedeke got into an absolute melee with Jets first-round pick edge rusher David Bailey early on in practice. The two of them had some jawing back and forth during one-on-one drills, and that escalated when the full offense and defense went against each other soon after. That’s when it all escalated. Goedeke and Bailey immediately went after each other viciously, then a brawl ensued as all of the other offensive and defensive lineman jumped in to pull one another off the pile. It turned into a gigantic dog pile.

The next fight with Goedeke included Jets edge rusher Kingsley Enagbare. This happened on a play where quarterback Baker Mayfield threw an interception, but was also knocked into and hit the ground. If he wasn’t mad enough already, Goedeke became irate when he felt like he was cheap-shotted by Enagbare. Goedeke wound up grabbing Enagbare’s helmet and launched it nearly 20 yards downfield, similarly to a helmet toss made by former NFL offensive lineman Kyle Turley in 2001 – ironically enough also against the Jets.

Goedeke discussed the helmet toss after practice with the media.

“Yeah I mean obviously not the greatest decision by me, but with that being said, I’m not I’m always gonna defend my players,” Goedeke said. “I’m always gonna defend myself for that matter. I mean I’m not gonna get punked and not do anything about it, especially on a football field. Just kind of comes with the game I guess, especially in joint practices. I mean you see stuff like this all the time. Obviously you try and limit it, and I mean make sure it doesn’t happen in a game, obviously. But yeah I mean I’m gonna stick up for my guys and stick up for myself. I don’t care what happens.”

Goedeke also addressed what started the first fight early in practice.

“Well, [David Bailey] called me out in 1-on-1’s and wanted to go against me and lost,” Goedeke said. “And then tried shoving me after that, and 52 [Kingsley Enagbare] I believe came from the side and just cheap-shotted me. That didn’t start practice warm and fuzzy for sure.”

Goedeke also added that he felt the Bucs held their own against the Jets on Tuesday.

“It’s early to say, but I think for the most part I think we held our own,” Goedeke said. “I mean we’ve got to take a look at the film, obviously. There is always stuff to correct and everything – individually and team-wise. But I think we had some good runs and we had some not so good runs. And we’ve got to take a look at the protection and how we held up and everything. I think overall we did solid, but not good enough, obviously. Always strive to be better.”

The other big fight that occurred involved Bucs defensive tackle A’Shawn Robinson. It actually wasn’t a good play for the Bucs at all. They were in red zone and the defense allowed a touchdown to Jets tight end Mason Taylor, who was open on the right side of the end zone as Antoine Winfield Jr. couldn’t catch up to him. As it happened, Robinson swung punches at offensive lineman Armand Membou, causing more separations and breakups.

The last fight happened between defensive tackle Darrell Jackson of the Jets and what appeared to be offensive lineman Ben Scott of the Bucs. This one was quicker, but punches were again thrown. Suffice to say, everyone was on edge throughout the day because of the brawls, which started early.

Bucs Aggressive Play Leads To More INTs

It’s difficult not to get excited over the playmaking from the Bucs’ defense in recent days. This trend continued heading to New Jersey against a different opponent. Inside linebacker Alex Anzalone set the tempo early in 7-on-7s, picking off a pass from Geno Smith. He was looking for tight end Jelani Woods over the middle and Anzalone just cut in front of him, reading Smith the whole way.

There was even a more exciting play up next from cornerback Pepe Williams, who intercepted a Smith pass down the left sideline, returning it for a pick-six. It was an aggressive play that paid off. With Zyon McCollum and Benjamin Morrison out, Williams is making the most of his extra opportunities.

Almost jointing the pick party was rookie inside linebacker Josiah Trotter. As Smith rolled to the right, Trotter ran with him. The throw was behind Trotter, but he was athletic enough to get his hands on it and almost came down with it. He just seems to be where the plays are, which is a great sign for Tampa Bay.

It was a poor day from Smith and the Jets offense, and Anzalone and Williams capitalized.

Other Observations And Takeaways From Day 10 Of Bucs Camp

• Cornerbacks Zyon McCollum and Benjamin Morrison were out of action on Tuesday, as were wide receivers  Tez Johnson and David Sills V along with nose tackle Vita Vea. Just like he did on Sunday, receiver Jalen McMillan wore pads but didn’t participate in team drills.

• Left tackle Tristan Wirfs didn’t practice either, but he was seen moving around more than he previously had as he recovers from his hamstring injury.

• Outside linebacker Al-Quadin Muhammad was the best outside linebacker of the group. He had at least two sacks, including a great pass rushing move against Max Mitchell in one-on-ones.

• Baker Mayfield found chemistry with Chris Godwin Jr. all day over the middle. It’s his security blanket. His attention went to Emeka Egbuka when they were in the red zone as he scored a touchdown.

• Quarterback Jake Browning was injured in practice trying to scramble, giving more reps to Connor Bazelak and Jalon Daniels. Neither flourished, but if Browning is out, that ramps up the QB3 competition.

• Rookie tight end Bauer Sharp took a hard hit on a short pass over the middle but held on for the catch. He’s a tough, physical player.

• While Jets first-round edge rusher David Bailey may have flashed a little bit more than Ruben Bain Jr. did, Bain had two nice tackles for loss stopping the run to the outside.

Pewter Report Recaps Today’s Bucs Camp Practice On The Pewter Report Podcast

Scott Reynolds and Matt Matera recap Tuesday’s joint practice with the Jets in New York at 8:00 p.m. ET on the Pewter Report Podcast on the PewterReportTV YouTube channel.