The term Tampa Bay Pro, informally, is often referred to as the 'Bucs', which is a three letter acronym. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. They compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) South division. The Buccaneers joined the NFL in 1976 as an expansion team, along with the Seattle Seahawks.