The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced their six captains on Thursday, ahead of their week one matchup against the Washington Commanders - and none of them come as any surprise.

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On offense, it's Baker Mayfield, Mike Evans, and Tristan Wirfs while on defense the captains are Vita Vea, Lavonte David, and Antoine Winfield Jr.

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This marks the eleventh time in his career that Lavonte David has been named a captain of the Bucs while Evans is now a captain for the eighth time. Together, the two players have been through four head coaches and won a Super Bowl while David is actually playing for his fifth coach since being drafted in 2012.

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The Bucs seem to be keeping things small on the captain front this season despite a lot of leadership on both sides of the ball. While you can easily make the case for players like Chris Godwin or Chase McLaughlin as a special teams captain, there's no question that these six players steer the ship. Defensively, the Vea-David-Winfield levels of leadership are reminiscent of the old Sapp-Brooks-Lynch days with each man responsible for running and leading his section of the defense.

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Offensively, you have one of the most formidable quarterback-wide receiver tandems from last season as well as the league's best left tackle at the helm.