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The St.Pete Times today reports that you can expect Byron Leftwich to stick around, as he didn’t play enough to trigger a roster bonus:
The Buccaneers won’t release QB Byron Leftwich soon because he didn’t play enough to trigger a roster bonus. More important, Tampa Bay is not opposed to having exclusively young players behind Josh [...]

Chris Mortensen is at the NFL combine, and while there are plenty of tidbits out today, there is one that has a lot to do for Tampa Bay, as it looks like Antonio Bryant won’t be back:
Raheem Morris tells Bucs beat reporters than WR Antonio Bryant’s career in Tampa “is over.”
Bryant was just considered [...]

The Tampa Tribune reports today that Derrick Ward may end up as the teams feature running back in 2010:
Buccaneers running back Derrick Ward, a targeted free agent from the Giants, averaged seven rushes per game and only 3.6 yards per carry, a shocking drop from the 5.6 average he sported with New York in 2008. [...]

Maybe the front office finally saw what fans did, and that’s the fact that he shut down nearly every Right DE he faced. Penn is and will be worth every penny and then some. Pay him already!
This rumor came via La Canfora,

The Buccaneers intend to put the high restricted free-agent tender on LT Donald Penn, according [...]

JoeBucsFan.com is reporting it looks as if the Bucs are going to be aggressive in moving up in April’s draft:
Speaking to Steve Duemig, of 620 WDAE-AM, on Monday evening, Bucs General Manager Mark Dominik confidently spoke of his readiness to trade up from the No. 3 overall pick to meet the team’s needs. “We have [...]

The Tampa Tribune reports that DE Jimmy Wilkerson underwent knee surgery in mid January:
Buccaneers defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson, who started at left defensive end and is likely headed for free agency next month, had surgery to repair a knee injury in mid January. It will likely force Wilkerson to miss most, if not all, of [...]

Pewter Report states that LB Geno Hayes will be on the shelf until training camp after surgery:
Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Geno Hayes will be off of the football field until training camp after undergoing surgery. Hayes injured his shoulder in the second quarter of the Bucs’ final game of the season on Jan. 3. He’s [...]

The St.Pete Times reports today about the franchise tag, and says the club won’t use it on WR Antonio Bryant:
Teams can begin applying the franchise tag to players beginning today, but wide receiver Antonio Bryant will be losing that designation from the Buccaneers. Bryant, 28, earned $9.88-million last season as the Bucs’ franchise player but [...]

Despite a loss in Super Bowl XLIV, the Colts have the inside track on winning Super Bowl XLV according to bodog.com. The Bucs are right now 100/1 to win the SB in the 2010 season. Below are all the odds on all the teams making the Super Bowl in Dallas in 2011:
Indianapolis Colts [...]