Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Cut for the Cure returns
By James Yarcho
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will continue their long standing tradition of cutting hair to raise money for pediatric cancer research.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been involved in the community for a long time, but most recently they’ve held an annual fundraiser where players, coaches, and Bucs staff get their hair cut by children battling cancer. They’ve dubbed the tradition “Cut for the Cure.”
This year’s Cut for the Cure got a little interesting, though. There have been some fun wagers placed via Twitter regarding certain people getting their hair cut that you wouldn’t quite expect to see. For starters, general manager Jason Licht – thanks to new defensive tackle Beau Allen;
The @Buccaneers are teaming up with the National Pediatric Cancer Foundation for our 6th annual Cut for a Cure and @jasonrlicht has agreed to shave his head once we raise $100,000! Let’s get this going!https://t.co/4X2kTrAnKy
— Beau Allen (@Beau_Allen) May 25, 2018
— Jason Licht (@jasonrlicht) May 25, 2018
This is when things really got interesting. For those of you that are aware of Pewter Report know of Cover 3 artist Trevor Sikkema, who is very proud to rock his “man bun” wherever he goes. Well, Twitter user and Bucs fan Kyle Deck asked what it would take for Trevor to lose the bun;
And how much to get @TampaBayTre to do the same?
— Kyle Deck (@thekyledeck) May 25, 2018
Jason Licht jumped at the chance to entice the young writer into going under the clippers. Beau Allen then chimed in. To say Sikkema wasn’t pleased was a bit of an understatement;
I’ll match it
— Beau Allen (@Beau_Allen) May 25, 2018
WELLLLLLPPPPPP https://t.co/aoyMGpY2K6
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) May 25, 2018
Even Trevor’s own boss, Pewter Report’s Scott Reynolds offered to throw in an additional $500 to see the man bun removed.
It’s begun to take on a life of its own as readers and fans have begun offering to kick in money to see it happen. It’s all in good fun, but it’s for a great cause.
Buccaneers’ defensive tackle Gerald McCoy has made massive contributions on his own in the past few years, making personal donations of $10,000.
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The event will take place at One Buc Place on Monday, June 4th. If you’d like to help by donating to the cause, you can find the information here.
The only question that remains is whether or not Sikkema will keep the hair or shave his head to raise an additional $1,500.