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| Report: Leftwich, Bucs agree to two-year deal |
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04/12/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Byron Leftwich reportedly agreed to a two-year contract on Sunday, according to the Tampa Tribune. Leftwich spent the 2008 season with Pittsburgh, performing as the backup to Ben Roethlisberger after Charlie Batch was shelved with a broken right collarbone. The Marshall product appeared in five games for the Super Bowl champion Steelers, completing 21-of-36 passes for 303 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Leftwich, the seventh overall |
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| Bucs lock up TE Winslow to long-term deal |
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04/06/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and tight end Kellen Winslow agreed to a six-year contract extension on Monday. Tampa Bay acquired Winslow on February 27 from the Browns in exchange for a second-round pick this year's draft and a fifth-round selection in 2010. The sixth overall pick in the 2004 draft out of Miami-Florida, Winslow endured an injury-and controversy-plagued five seasons in Cleveland. After missing the final 14 games of his rookie year with a broken fibula, Winslow was injured in |
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| Line of Scrimmage: Draft '09 - Time to Mock |
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03/23/2009 |
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| e year due to injury and fellow cornerback Charles Tillman playing some of the least consistent football of his career. Davis didn't burn up the combine from a speed standpoint, but remains attractive because he can play either corner or safety. 19. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (9-7) - Peria Jerry, DT, Ole Miss (6-2, 300) The Buccaneers' December '08 collapse had much to do with the poor play of the team's front four, and the club's pursuit of Albert Haynesworth is a great indicator that they're looking for new blood there |
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| Bucs sign LB Crowell |
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03/18/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed linebacker Angelo Crowell on Wednesday. Terms of the deal were not released. Crowell led the Bills in tackles with 140, adding two sacks, an interception, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery in what was a career-season for the now 27-year-old in 2007. He missed the entire 2008 campaign after undergoing knee surgery in September. Originally selected by Buffalo in the third round of the 2003 NFL Draft, Crowell started 41 of a possible 43 games for the Bi |
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| Bucs re-sign S Phillips, TE Stevens, WR Hankton |
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03/05/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed a trio of players Thursday -- safety Jermaine Phillips, tight end Jerramy Stevens and wide receiver Cortez Hankton. Phillips has played in Tampa Bay for the last seven seasons, recording 86 tackles, three interceptions and six passes defensed in 2008 despite missing five games. In his career, all with the Bucs, He has 535 tackles, three sacks and 11 interceptions. Stevens posted 36 receptions for 397 yards and two touchdowns last season for Tampa Bay. |
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| Lions sign CB Buchanon |
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03/05/2009 |
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| roit Lions continued to bolster their defensive backfield this offseason by signing free agent cornerback Phillip Buchanon to a two-year deal Thursday. Per team policy, financial terms were not disclosed. Buchanon spent the past two seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and last year recorded 69 tackles, two interceptions, including one returned for a touchdown, and 11 passes defensed in 16 starts. The 28-year-old Buchanon, who played in 32 games (29 starts) with the Bucs, was selected 17th overall in the 2002 NFL |
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| Bucs bring in K Nugent |
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03/04/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed free-agent kicker Mike Nugent to a one-year contract on Wednesday. Nugent suffered a strained right quadriceps in last year's season opener on the opening kick off against the Dolphins and was replaced by Jay Feely for the remainder of the season. In 2007, his last healthy season, Nugent connected on 29-of-36 field goals and hit 23-of-24 extra-point attempts in 16 games. The 27-year-old Ohio State product hit 75 of his career 92 field-goal attempts durin |
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| Derrick Ward signs with Bucs |
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03/03/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers made it official on Tuesday and signed running back Derrick Ward. Terms of the deal for the former New York Giant were not disclosed, but the Tampa Tribune had previously reported it to be a four-year contract worth $17 million, with $3 million guaranteed. Ward had spent the past five seasons with the Giants, but had a breakout 2008. He finished with 1,025 yards and two touchdowns on only 182 carries to average 5.6 yards per attempt -- tops among backs with at |
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| Bucs sign pair of special teams standouts |
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03/02/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced the signings of safety Will Allen and linebacker Niko Koutouvides on Monday. Both Allen and Koutouvides are valuable contributors in special teams play with the former collecting 24 special teams stops this past season for the Bucs and the latter posting a career-high 20 stops in 2007 with Seattle. Allen has spent his entire five-year pro career with Tampa Bay, participating in all 16 games last season and logging 19 tackles. The Ohio State product ha |
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| Report: Bucs sign RB Ward |
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03/02/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have reportedly signed free agent running back Derrick Ward to a four-year contract. The Tampa Tribune is reporting that the deal is worth $17 million, with $3 million guaranteed. In 2008, Ward had the best season of his three-year career. He rushed for 1,025 yards and two touchdowns and added 41 catches for 384 yards for the Giants. He combined with Brandon Jacobs (1,089 yards) to become just the fourth duo in NFL history to run for at least 1,000 yards in the |
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