Rueben Bain Short Arms Didn’t Show Up At Bucs Practices
June 23rd, 2026
More Rueben Bain observations emerge.
The excitement level for Miami Mauler rookie edge rusher Rueben Bain at One Buc Palace is sky high. The evidence is mounting.
Todd Bowles talked about how “grateful” he is to have Bain, describing him as a one-man pass rush clinic and noting Bain is not “normal.”
Other players have gushed and yesterday it was Cody Mauch’s turn. Mauch sat down with WDAY-TV at the site of his football camp at North Dakota State University. Mauch’s tone of voice rose when Bain came up.
“Absolutely fantastic player, oh goodness, he is,” Mauch said of Bain.
“You know his whole knock was the short arms coming out of college; And I understand that, I got knocked for that, as well. I mean just through the OTAs and mincamp we’ve had so far, the short arms don’t matter for him. He is an absolutely beast. So I’m excited to see him work this year.”
Very cool to hear the energy in Mauch’s words. The rookie seems like could be a transformative player for the entire franchise.
Joe, however, would be very happy to a see a consistent rookie season from Bain — steadily improving, staying healthy and putting of solid pass rush numbers.
Bain is 21. He doesn’t need to take over the NFL this season.