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Buccaneers-Redskins preseason finale rescheduled for Wednesday

The Buccaneers-Redskins preseason finale at Raymond James Stadium was rescheduled for Wednesday (AP)
The Buccaneers-Redskins preseason finale at Raymond James Stadium was rescheduled for Wednesday. (AP)

Get ready for some bonus Wednesday preseason football.

Instead of having all 16 games this week on Thursday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced their preseason finale against the Washington Redskins has been rescheduled for Wednesday. They’re trying to avoid Tropical Depression Nine, which is expected to hit the Tampa area.

What about all the fans who planned their weeks around the Buccaneers-Redskins game? What about the folks who were anticipating … oh, I can’t do it anymore — nobody cares about the fourth preseason game. Very few starters see the field in the last preseason game and most teams approach it like they wish there was a running clock. But there are probably some fans who were looking forward to attending and won’t be able to with the last-minute change, and there are a lot of logistical issues for Washington, as the road team.

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But moving the game makes sense. The teams and the league don’t want to put the fans in danger, or have even more travel nightmares for the road team with the serious weather. It’s rare for NFL teams to reschedule games, though the league already dealt with the cancelation of the Hall of Fame game this preseason due to field issues.

And the Buccaneers and Redskins both get a jump on ending the preseason and starting in earnest with regular-season preparations, which probably won’t bother either side too much.

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