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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 morning [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 28 2008

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 current [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 27 2008

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 as [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 25 2008

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 [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 25 2008

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.  The [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 24 2008

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 spent [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 23 2008

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 Gruden [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 22 2008

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.

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 22 2008

Report Says Bucs at the Top of the List to Play in UK Game in 08

Four teams have been put to the top of the list when it comes to playing in the UK in 2008, and the Buccaneers appear to be number one on the list. ESPN’s Chris Mortensen is reporting that Tampa Bay, along with the Chiefs, Saints and Seahawks are teams under consideration to play the game [...]

Posted by Matt Loede on Jan 21 2008

Kiffin Signs Extension

Following up on the story of the possibility that Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin may possibly leave the team, it is being reported by the Associated Press that the team has signed Kiffin to a contract extension Friday, effectively ending speculation that after 12 seasons he would leave the team.  Temrs of the [...]

Posted by Stephen Rhodes on Jan 18 2008