Archive for January, 2008

No London Game for Bucs; Former WR Gessner Arrested

You can forget about the Buccaneers playing a regular season game in England next season.  The NFL has reportedly decided to match the Saints against the Chargers next October from Wembley Stadium in London.  The Bucs were being considered for the trip.  In other team news, former Bucs receiver Chas Gessner was arrested early Sunday [...]

Kelly To Become Free Agent

                        One of the stalwarts of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers secondary is looking to test the free agency waters; cornerback Brian Kelly said that he plans to become a free agent.  Although Kelly is scheduled to earn $3.2 million in 2008, he said that he plans to “buy back” the final year of his [...]

Garcia To Go To Pro Bowl

                                Finally a Tampa Bay Buccaneers player will make the trip to Honolulu; team quarterback Jeff Garcia has been announced as the replacement for Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre on the NFC roster; this will be Garcia’s 4th trip to the Pro Bowl.  Garcia will join Seattle’s Matt Hasselbeck and Dallas’ Tony Romo [...]

Report Says Bucs to Name Former Rams Coordinator Olson as QB Coach

The St.Louis Post Dispatch is reporting that Greg Olson, former Rams offensive coordinator is set to become the Bucs new quarterbacks coach. Olson coached QB’s in San Fran back when Jeff Garcia was there in 2001, so he has a history with Garcia already. The Rams continue to look for a new coordinator to coach [...]

Alstott Announces Retirement

                                What has been expected for some time has become official.  According to SportsTicker, Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott announced his retirement Thursday.  During a news conference,  he added, “I’m here to officially announce my retirement from football and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.  Though mentally I feel I can continue, physically, I can’t.  [...]

Alstott To Announce Retirement

                  In what is not exactly a surprise to Buccaneers fans and those who follow the Bucs, fullback Mike Alstott, according to Stephen F. Holder of the St. Petersburg Times, is expected to officially announce his retirement by week’s end.  The Bucs are expected to hold a news conference, perhaps as early as Thursday. Alstott [...]

Gruden, Allen Receive Extensions

            An expected move took place this week as Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden and general manager Bruce Allen have been signed to three-year contract extensions; the extensions will keep Gruden and Allen in Tampa through the 2011 season.  Financial details of the extensions are unavailable, but one can expect that both [...]

Williams Will Present Super Bowl Trophy

On the 20th anniversary of winning the big game, Bucs executive Doug Williams will present the Lombardi Trophy to the winning Super Bowl team in Arizona.  Williams became the first African-American quarterback to win the Super Bowl two decades ago when he led the Redskins to a win over the Broncos in Super Bowl 22.