Tampa Bay Buccaneers News and Rumors

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Saturday, February 4, 2012 Stat packrushing yardspassing yardstotal yardsRushing yards allowedpassing yards allowedtotal yards allowedPatriotsGiants110.2 (20th)89.2 (32nd)317.8 (2nd)295.9 (5th)428.0 (2nd)385.1 (8…

By Rick Stroud, Times staff writer Saturday, February 4, 2012 TAMPAThe two most important things that have been said since the Bucs' 4-12 season ended are general manager Mark Dominik's acknowledgement that the team needs more talent and it will be acti…

A day after backing out of an agreement with NIU, a source said P.J. Fleck is heading to Tampa.

CBS Sports reports that Gerald McCoy is talking, stating that the Bucs were not disciplined enough In 2011 to try and win. Gerald McCoy’s second season in the NFL wasn’t a particularly great one. The defensive lineman, the third-overall pick in the 20…

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Friday, February 3, 2012 TAMPA — Don't expect Syracuse offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett to shed any tears over Greg Schiano's defection from the Big East to the Bucs."He was a pain," Hackett said…

By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Thursday, February 2, 2012 INDIANAPOLISHis hands. Rob Gronkowski should be talking about his hands.They are great hands, after all. Huge hands. Strong hands. Workingman's hands. They are hands that were good enoug…

The Bucs conducted at least 10 interviews (that we know of) before hiring Greg Schiano as their head coach last week. It was an exhaustive process that gave the Bucs a chance to talk with a wide range of candidates of different backgrounds and strengths…

By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Thursday, February 2, 2012 Pittsburgh Steelers defensive assistant Jerry Olsavsky is interviewing with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to become linebackers coach, according to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Olsavsky, who played…

When new Rutgers coach Kyle Flood looks back at this year’s heralded recruiting class, he can thank 6-4, 245-pound defensive end Darius Hamilton from Don Bosco Prep in Ramsey, N.J. for giving him the stamp of approval needed to hold this special group t…

UPDATE: Further information now indicates the Bucs may not be pursuing Dunn. Information from Atlanta originally indicated the Bucs were indeed talking with the former Atlanta assistant, whose contract has expired (the team hired former Fresno State Pat…

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Wednesday, February 1, 2012 Greg Schiano told reporters after his introduction as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' new coach on Friday that he expected to bring some of his Rutgers assistants with him to Tampa Bay. Whil…

By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Tuesday, January 31, 2012 INDIANAPOLIS — Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy says he hasn't met new head coach Greg Schiano, but he says there is already a buzz among the players."Everyone's excited," McC…

The Tampa Bay Times reports that the Bucs are still working hard to try and get John McNulty away from the Cards to come to Tampa Bay. Greg Schiano was a dealt a tough blow when the Arizona Cardinals declined the team’s request to interview Cardinals re…

We’ll conclude our division-wide look at potential free agents with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All are scheduled to become unrestricted free agents, unless otherwise noted: Cornerback Ronde Barber, kicker Connor Barth, running back Earnest Graham, defens…

Earlier this month, Buccaneers co-chairman Joel Glazer’s vowed that the Bucs will do what it takes to again become competitive in the NFC South. Now Bucs’ GM Mark Dominik offers similar sentiments when asked about areas of the roster that need to be i…

There’s a very interesting blog item by The Palm Beach Post’s Brian Briggane. He caught up with former Green Bay defensive back Leroy Butler, who is unhappy that former Green Bay coach Mike Sherman did not get the job as head coach in Tampa Bay. Butle…