Tampa Bay defense took a major hit this afternoon, as the NFL doled out an indefinite suspension to starting free safety Tanard Jackson, after he reportedly violated the league’s substance abuse policy for a third time. Jackson is a talented playmaker in the Buccaneer’s secondary, and his suspension leaves the team short handed to say the [...]
Continue reading...18 September 2010
Tampa Bay is coming off a morale boosting win last week against Cleveland, and even though they were outplayed in many aspects of the game by the Browns, their confidence is much higher than it’s been in a long time. Whether or not that translates into a solid performance in this contest still remains to [...]
Continue reading...31 July 2010
It’s been a productive morning for Tampa Bay, finally coming to terms with rookie defensive tackle Gerald McCoy and nailing down a long term contract with offensive tackle Donald Penn. According to Charlie Campbell at PewterReport,com, the deal with Penn is for six years and is worth an estimated $43 million. Penn has been the [...]
Continue reading...31 July 2010
Sat @ 1:07 pm – Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer is reporting (via Twitter) that McCoy’s deal is valued at $63.5 million, with $35 million guaranteed. 10:39 am – As we mentioned earlier this morning in our post updating all of the latest first round signings, things are really starting to pick up when it comes [...]
Continue reading...22 April 2010
No surprise here. Gerald McCoy is the perfect fit for Tampa Bay’s defensive line, in that he’s a quick, penetrating defensive tackle that can really get after the quarterback. The Bucs won’t be all that good next year, but if McCoy lives up to his potential, their defense will be much improved for sure. Highlights [...]
Continue reading...22 April 2010
This the seventh part of our series breaking down each team’s needs (by division) headed into the draft tomorrow evening. In case you missed our previous posts, feel free to take a look here. As always, we want to hear what you think, so don’t hesitate to leave us your thoughts in the comment thread. [...]
Continue reading...20 April 2010
In what could be the pre-cursor to a major move later on this week, the Steelers have reportedly acquired quarterback Byron Leftwich from the Buccaneers in exchange for a seventh round pick in this year’s draft. Obviously, this doesn’t necessarily indicate one way or another that Pittsburgh will be moving their embattled starter at the [...]
Continue reading...7 April 2010
Wed @ 3:55 pm – Brown’s new contract is worth approximately $6 million, according to NFL.com’s Jason LaCanfora. 3:35 pm – The Bucs will have to search elsewhere for a new defensive end. Schefter is reporting that the Saints have reached a two year deal with Brown. 11:45 am – Just four days into his [...]
Continue reading...26 March 2010
Over the last week or so, many teams have lined up meetings with players set to be available in the nearing 2010 NFL Draft, but none have been as intriguing and thought-provoking as the ones confirmed to have been scheduled today with Eric Berry, who is considered one of the top-ranked prospects and the most [...]
Continue reading...8 March 2010
Philadelphia has one of the deepest and strongest receiving corps in the league, and this evening they took full advantage of that by sending wide receiver Reggie Brown to the Buccaneers in exchange for a sixth round pick in the 2011 draft. Brown was the fifth receiver on the Eagles depth chart, and as such [...]
Continue reading...5 March 2010
One player that isn’t being mentioned all that often in this class of free agents is Pittsburgh running back Willie Parker, who has battled injuries in recent years and could have trouble finding a starting job next season. That said, it seems as though there is at least one team interested in adding the speedy [...]
Continue reading...27 December 2009
Just minutes after his team had finished off one of the most shocking comebacks of the season in beating the Saints in overtime 20-17, Tampa Bay head coach Raheem Morris did his best to quash any talks of him being fired in the off-season and replaced by former Pittsburgh head coach Bill Cowher. We brought [...]
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22 September 2010
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