TAMPA — Bucs coach Dirk Koetter says he is nervous about riding out his first hurricane in Tampa as Irma, with winds up to 185 mph by Wednesday, zeroes in on Florida and is expected to make landfall this weekend.
"I'm a little nervous about the hurricane," said Koetter, who said he would remain in Tampa. "I've never been through one. The football part, I'm not nervous about the football part. I'm nervous about what's going to happen. All you have to do is turn on the TV and look at Houston and we should be nervous."
The NFL informed the Bucs and the Dolphins that because of Irma, their season opener scheduled for 1 p.