Tampa, FL (My Sportsbook) - 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 pick of the 2003 NFL Draft, was 24-20 as a starter in four injury-plagued seasons in Jacksonville. The 29-year-old quarterback was released by the Jaguars before the 2007 campaign, and signed with the Atlanta Falcons, where he played just three games while throwing for 279 yards on 32-of-58 passing. In 54 career games, Leftwich has thrown for 9,624 yards with 54 TDs and 38 interceptions. |
