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| NFL Injury Report |
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11/06/2009 |
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| att Light (knee), RB Sammy Morris (knee), RB Fred Taylor (ankle). QUESTIONABLE: DT Ty Warren (ankle), TE Benjamin Watson (back), CB Jonathan Wilhite (illness). PROBABLE: QB Tom Brady (right shoulder), WR Randy Moss (shoulder). GREEN BAY PACKERS at TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS - PACKERS: OUT: LB Brandon Chillar (hand), TE Jermichael Finley (knee), WR Jordy Nelson (knee), C Jason Spitz (back). QUESTIONABLE: WR Jake Allen (quadricep), RB Korey Hall (calf), G T.J. Lang (oblique), S Derrick Martin (concussion). PROBABLE: T Ch |
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| NFC South: Can the ground game save the Panthers' season? |
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11/03/2009 |
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| Where the Saints are is three games up on the second-place Falcons. Monday's game was just New Orleans' first this year against its division, with game No. 2 coming this Sunday at home versus 3-4 Carolina. BUCCANEERS: With nothing left to lose, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will finally give 2009 first-round draft choice Josh Freeman his first career start this weekend versus the Green Bay Packers. Head coach Raheem Morris made the announcement last Wednesday and the move came as no surprise, since the Buccaneers were |
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| Bucs sign K Barth, release Andrus |
NFL Football |
11/03/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a change at the place kicking position on Tuesday, releasing Shane Andrus and signing Connor Barth. Barth, who was let go by Miami in late August, broke into the NFL with Kansas City in 2008 and made 10-of-12 field goals and all 24 point-after-attempts that year. He was then released on July 28, 2009. Andrus appeared in three games for the Bucs this season and missed on his only field-goal attempt. He was successful on all six PATs. |
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| Bucs sign kicker Connor Barth |
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11/03/2009 |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed kicker Connor Barth and released kicker Shane Andrus. The Bucs also announced Tuesday that they signed cornerback Mike Mickens from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad. To make room on the roster, cornerback Marcus McCauley was released. Barth was cut by the Miami Dolphins in August after kicking in 10 games for Kansas City last season. He made 10 of 12 field goals and converted all 24 of his extra-point attempts with the Chiefs. Andrus signed with Tampa |
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| Johnson's record game powers Titans to first win |
NFL Football |
11/01/2009 |
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| yards on 12 carries and Nate Washington added a touchdown catch for Tennessee, which was coming off its bye week and recovered from a 59-0 shellacking at New England on October 18. With the victory as well as a St. Louis win earlier Sunday, the idle Tampa Bay Buccaneers remain the lone winless team in the NFL. "It's a beautiful thing, and it speaks volumes to finally put it all together in all three phases," said a relieved Titans head coach Jeff Fisher. "Vince Young is a winner. He's a football player and a family |
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| NFL Game Capsules |
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11/01/2009 |
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| yards on 12 carries and Nate Washington added a touchdown catch for Tennessee, which was coming off its bye week and recovered from a 59-0 shellacking at New England on October 18. With the victory as well as a St. Louis win earlier Sunday, the idle Tampa Bay Buccaneers remain the lone winless team in the NFL. Maurice Jones-Drew erupted for a career-best 177 yards and two scores on eight carries for the Jaguars (3-4), who have dropped two of three. David Garrard was ineffective at 14-of-27 passing for 139 yards and |
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| Winless Bucs turn to rookie QB for help |
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10/29/2009 |
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TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -Minutes after the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers dispersed for a four-day, bye-week break, rookie coach Raheem Morris was asked how his players were holding up under the strain of an 0-7 start. ``We actually talked about it this morning. ... Going 0-7 didn't start yesterday. It didn't start at the beginning of the season when we played Dallas. It started in weight training. It started in OTA days. It started in training camp,'' Morris said. ``Everything we've done to this point is who we are. |
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| Goodell defends NFL's handling of head injuries |
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10/29/2009 |
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| ctor and was cleared to play five days later. ``What happened to me would not happen in the National Football League today,'' Hoge said. ``That does not mean we are all the way there. We are on the way.'' Gay Culverhouse, former president of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, said NFL team doctors are not advocates for the players and called for an independent neurologist to be on the sidelines. Dr. Robert Cantu, co-director of Boston University's Center for the Study of Traumatic Encephalopathy, said there is ``growi |
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| Bucs turn to Freeman to guide offense |
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10/28/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Head coach Raheem Morris of the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Wednesday that rookie quarterback Josh Freeman will take over the starting duties. The 17th overall pick in this year's draft, Freeman made his NFL debut in last Sunday's 35-7 setback to the Patriots in London, England. Freeman was the third quarterback taken in the draft behind Detroit's Matthew Stafford, the top overall pick, and Mark Sanchez, who was selected fifth by the Jets. Tampa Bay (0-7) has a bye this week |
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| NFC South: Falcons' season reaches a crossroads |
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10/27/2009 |
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| ng parts in the passing game," said Fox. "Receivers, protection, sometimes the defense -- they have a little bit to do there." By the way, Delhomme's deal is slated to run though 2014. BUCCANEERS: Even a trip across the pond wasn't enough to get the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on track. Playing against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots probably didn't help either. Opponent aside, the Buccaneers got a chance to get away from the pressure of being a winless team. Perhaps a game at Wembley Stadium in London would be eno |
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