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Tampa Bay Buccaneers' selections on Day 3 of NFL draft Times Staff, tampabay.com By Rick Stroud and Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writers Saturday, April 28, 2012
	NFL draft, team by team Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com Times wires Saturday, April 28, 2012 Arizona Cardinals1 (13) Michael Floyd, WR, Notre Dame3 (80) Jamell Fleming, DB, Oklahoma4 (112) Bobby Massie, OT, Mississippi5 (151) Senio Kelemete, G, Washington6 (177) Justin Bethel, DB, Presbyterian6 (185) Ryan Li…
	Utah State draft pick Michael Smith adds speed to Tampa Bay Buccaneers' backfield Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 28, 2012 TAMPA — The Bucs had plenty of beef in their backfield before Saturday with 250-pound bruiser LeGarrette Blount and 5-foot-10, 223-pound first-round pick Doug Martin.Already, the Bucs had…
	Shiny new toys should make Tampa Bay Buccaneers more fun Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com By Gary Shelton, Times sports columnist Saturday, April 28, 2012 TAMPAIt is time for the marketing experts to go to work. It is time for an infomercial and a pitchman. Maybe a catchy slogan.Why, the Bucs are new and improved. They will go faster, they w…
	Undrafted prospects begin signing with Bucs Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com The Bucs on Saturday evening began signing a group of undrafted free agents, including Toledo receiver Eric Page, a projected mid- to late-round pick. Page, who left school after his junior season, had 1,182 yards and 10 touchdowns in 2011, but was not …
	2012 NFL draft: Picks from state of Florida colleges Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com Times wires Saturday, April 28, 2012 .FAST FACTS State picks There were 15 players chosen from state colleges: Rd.PickPlayer, position, schoolTeam 366Josh Robinson, CB, UCFVikings 372Olivier Vernon, DE, MiamiDolphins 386Sean Spence, LB, MiamiSteelers 39…
	Bucs wrap up draft with tight end Drake Dunsmore Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com With the Bucs' tight end situation needing to be solidified, the Bucs finished their draft by selecting Northwestern tight end Drake Dunsmore with the second of two seventh-round picks. Dunsmore, 6-3 and 235 pounds, is considered a potential H-back type…
	Bucs draft Utah State speedster Michael Smith Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com The Bucs acquired their second running back in the draft today when they selected Utah State's Michael Smith with the first of two seventh-round picks, giving Tampa Bay a potential change-of-pace back who has top-end, game-changing speed. Smith, a backu…
	Looking back on the sixth round Apr 28, 2012 ESPN.com The sixth round of the NFL draft is over and each NFC South team made one pick. Let’s take a look. The Buccaneers selected West Virginia cornerback Keith Tandy. At this stage of the draft, it’s all about depth. With Aqib Talib’s future still uncerta…
	Looking back on the fifth round Apr 28, 2012 ESPN.com The fifth round of the NFL draft is over and it is worth noting this was the first time in this draft that each of the four NFC South teams had a pick in the same round. Let’s take a look at who’s joining the NFC South from the fifth round. The Buccan…
	Bucs draft defense again with West Virginia cornerback Keith Tandy Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com The Bucs have added another defensive piece, drafting West Virginia cornerback Keith Tandy, who had 10 interceptions in his final two seasons with the Moutaineers. The 5-10, 200-pound Tandy has played right and left cornerback and was the team's sixth-l…
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers draft West Virginia defenders Najee Goode, Keith Tandy Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com By Rick Stroud, Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writers Saturday, April 28, 2012 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went back-to-back at linebacker in the NFL draft, using their fifth round pick on West Virginia's Najee Goode, 140th overall.The 6-foot-1, 241-pound…
	Tampa Bay Buccaneers take West Virginia linebacker Najee Goode in fifth round Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Saturday, April 28, 2012 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers went back-to-back at linebacker in the NFL draft, using their fifth round pick on West Virginia's Najee Goode, 140th overall.The 6-foot-1, 241-pound Goode arrived to th…
	Bucs select W. Virginia ILB Najee Goode in 5th round, 140th overall Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com The Bucs went back-to-back at linebacker in the NFL draft, using their fifth round pick on West Virginia's Najee Goode, 140th overall. The 6-foot-1, 241-pound Goode arrived to the Mountaineers program as a walk-on and wound up starting the past two se…
	Look for Mason Foster to remain at middle linebacker Apr 28, 2012 Times Staff, tampabay.com While we can only offer an educated guess on where second-round pick Lavonte David will play, we now can pretty much write in stone that Mason Foster will be the Bucs' middle linebacker. That's one thing that's been clarified in this draft. The Bucs end…

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