Bucs keeping one eye on the Saints, the other on Milton

TAMPA — It was tough knowing how hard the wind blew and the waters rose near their homes in Tampa Bay.

As Hurricane Milton approached the west coast of Florida Wednesday afternoon, Bucs players and coaches practiced at Tulane University, held their normal meetings and then rejoined their wives, girlfriends, children and pets at the team hotel in New Orleans.

The Bucs evacuated Tuesday to prepare for Sunday’s game against the Saints.

Still more members of the organization and their families were able to relocate to the more than 200 hotel rooms the organization secured in Gainesville and Orlando in the hopes of...