Archive for February, 2008

Free Safety Jackson Undergoes MCL Surgery

Free safety Tanard Jackson should be okay for offseason training despite undergoing surgery on his MCL after last season. Today’s Tampa Tribune reports that Jackson was injured during the home playoff loss to the eventual Super Bowl Champion Giants, but that it was just a scope, he should be close to 100 percent by the [...]

Bucs Interested In Crumpler, Coleman

Free agency in the NFL doesn’t begin until February 29th but the Buccaneers could make a splash before that.  The Bucs are reportedly interested in tight end Alge Crumpler and defensive tackle Rod Coleman.  Both players were cut by the Atlanta Falcons last week.  Tampa Bay needs playmakers in the passing game and Crumpler would [...]

Will the Bucs Make a Play for WR Donte Stallworth?

The Bucs are going to look for playmakers in the offseason, and one that they may look at even before it starts is wide receiver Donte Stallworth.  The Tampa Tribune threw out a report that the the Bucs will make a play on the Patriots receiver, who according to reports out of New England is [...]

Bucs Sign Bennett

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers got themselves some insurance for their running game as they signed Michael Bennett on Friday; as usual, financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.  With the prospect of RB Carnell “Cadillac” Williams being likely to spend at least the early part of next season recovering from a torn patellar tendon, [...]

Bisaccia Hired as Bucs Running Backs Coach

The Bucs will be keeping their running backs coach position in house, as the team has announced that special teams coordinator Richard Bisaccia has been given the position.  The team was hoping that former fullback Mike Alstott would take the position, but he passed on it.  The position was formerly manned by Art Valero, but [...]

Bucs Raise Ticket Prices For 6th Consecutive Year

             For those of you who go to Raymond James Stadium to get your Buccaneers fix, it will cost you more to do so during the 2008 season; the team announced the details of their general ticket offerings for the 2008 season.  In it, you will find a mixed bag of good and bad [...]

Olson Hired As Quarterbacks Coach

                       In what can be condidered a reunion of sorts and also one less coordinator who has been pulled from the unemployment line, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday named former St. Louis Rams offensive coordinator Greg Olson as their quarterbacks coach.  Olson had spent two years running the Rams’ offense, which ranked 6th overall [...]