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Buccaneers Draft Bronco at Running Back

Charles Spooner, buccaneersgab.com

After missing out on the top running back in the draft at 5 the Buccs waited till the end of the 1st round to get their man. Trading with the Denver Broncos for the 31st pick the Buccs drafted Boise State Bronco running back Doug Martin. The second high…

ESPN.com

TAMPA, Fla. -- General manager Mark Dominik and coach Greg Schiano just spoke about Boise State running back Doug Martin, who they drafted with the 31st overall pick Thursday night. Funny, but they described him pretty much the way they did when talking…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Who needs Trent Richardson? That is, in essence, what the Bucs said when they executed a trade late tonight to land Boise State running back Doug Martin with the draft’s 31st overall pick, giving the Bucs one of their projected second-round targets earl…

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TAMPA, Fla. -- A wild night in Tampa Bay just became wilder. After trading down and shocking almost everyone by taking safety Mark Barron at No. 7, the Bucs traded back into the first round to take running back Doug Martin at No. 31. You don’t draft any…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

LeGarrette Blount dodged a bullet when the Buccaneers missed out on Trent Richardson, but he’s still going to have some competition this summer. The Bucs traded back into the first round to select Boise State running back Doug Martin with the 31st overa…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 26, 2012 TAMPA - Who needs Trent Richardson?This is, in essence, what the Bucs said when they executed a trade late Thursday to land Boise State running back Doug Martin with the draft's 31st over

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Thursday, April 26, 2012 TAMPA - Who needs Trent Richardson?In essence, this is what the Bucs said when they executed a trade late Thursday to land in the first round Boise State running back Doug Martin, a proje

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Times staff Thursday, April 26, 2012 .Fast facts Mark Barron Position: Safety Age: 22 Hometown: Mobile, Ala. Height/weight: 6-1; 213 College: Alabama Career highlights: 12 interceptions; made 38 starts; consensus All-America selection as a senior in 201…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Times wires Thursday, April 26, 2012 Round 1 picksTEAM player POS. SCHOOL HT/WT1. Indianapolis Andrew Luck QB Stanford 6-4/2342. Washington Robert Griffin III QB Baylor 6-2/223 (from St. Louis)3. Cleveland Trent Richardson RB Alabama 5-9/228 (from Minne…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Times staff Thursday, April 26, 2012 Best of the restQUARTERBACKS Brock Osweiler, 6-7, 242, Arizona StateKirk Cousins, 6-3, 214, Michigan StateNick Foles, 6-5, 243, ArizonaRussell Wilson, 5-11, 204, WisconsinB.J. Coleman, 6-3, 233, UT-ChattanoogaRyan Li…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Gary Shelton, Times Sports Columnist Thursday, April 26, 2012 TAMPAThe endorsement came from long ago and from far away. The more one safety raved about the other, the easier it was to feel good about the newest employee of the Tampa Bay Bucs.Yes, Ma…

ESPN.com

TAMPA, Fla. — Before he was even asked a question about his first pick as coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Greg Schiano was painting a portrait that probably still is invisible to most Tampa Bay fans. Schiano had just stunned his fan base — and prob…

Charles Spooner, buccaneersgab.com

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Draft with 7th pick in the 2012 NFL Draft Safety Mark Barron from Alabama. The Buccaneers upgrade their secondary with drafting the best safety in the draft Barron. A game that everyone looks at was the Cowboy game last year whe…

Maggie Hendricks, yahoo.com

The Jacksonville Jaguars made a trade with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to move up to pick Justin Blackmon, a wide receiver out of Oklahoma State. Here's what our scouting reports had to say about Blaine Gabbert's newest target: Blackmon is the Andrew Luck …

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Remember earlier today when we debated what it might cost the Bucs to trade up in the draft? Well, we now know the answer after the Browns have pulled off a surprising move, trading from the No. 4 spot to No. 3 with the Vikings, likely to ensure they'll…

2012 final mock draft

Apr 26, 2012

Evan Silva, profootballtalk.com

1. Colts: Andrew Luck, quarterback, Stanford. 2. Redskins: Robert Griffin III, quarterback, Baylor. 3. Vikings: Morris Claiborne, cornerback, LSU. 4. Browns: Trent Richardson, running back, Alabama. 5. Buccaneers: Stephon Gilmore, cornerback, South Caro…

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Mel Kiper Jr. has his latest mock draft out and it has some big shifts when it comes to the NFC South. Check out this Insider post . Although the trend recently had been indicating that LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne and Alabama running back Trent Rich…

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Todd McShay has his final first-round mock draft out, and it has some major changes from what he had Wednesday. Check out this Insider post . McShay now has the Buccaneers taking LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne at No. 5. That’s a big swing from Wednesda…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

All the reports out of Minnesota suggest that the Vikings have three players they’re considering with the third overall pick: USC left tackle Matt Kalil, Oklahoma State receiver Justin Blackmon and LSU cornerback Morris Claiborne. If the Vikings have eq…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Here’s what we know: The Bucs love Alabama running back Trent Richardson. Here’s what’s less clear: Are they willing to pay a premium price to land him? There continue to be suggestions and reports that the Bucs might be willing to swing a deal with…