Tampa Bay Buccaneers News and Rumors
Bucs vs. Eagles: Scouting reportTimes Staff, tampabay.com By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 7, 2012 The Eagles are in disarray, having lost eight in a row, and coach Andy Reid is expected to be fired at season's end. The defense has allowed 31.7 points over its past six games. But a cha… |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com By Tom Jones, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 7, 2012 Many players helped the Bucs win the Super Bowl. Many moments led to that magical day, when the Bucs beat the Raiders 48-21. Many things had to go right to make that day possible. But here are th… |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com By Stephen F. Holder and Joe Smith, Times Staff Writers Friday, December 7, 2012 TAMPA — When Greg Schiano cooked up a concept that would eliminate kickoffs in the NFL and shared the idea with commissioner Roger Goodell, it wasn't about trying to show h… |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Friday, December 7, 2012 You're from Lafayette, La., which, I think, is Cajun country, right? Absolutely. It's right in the middle. At Louisiana-Lafayette, they actually call themselves the Ragin' Cajuns. Most pe… |
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Broncos' Miller fined $25,000 for hit on FreemanDec 7, 2012
NEW YORK (AP) -- Denver Broncos defensive end Von Miller was fined $25,000 by the NFL on Friday for his hit below the knee of Tampa Bay quarterback Josh Freeman last week. |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com When Greg Schiano cooked up a concept that would eliminate kickoffs in the NFL and shared the idea with commissioner Roger Goodell, it wasn’t about trying to show how smart he is. Instead, the Bucs coach was inspired by his personal experience with his … |
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Sunday: Bucs-Eagles in-game chat, 1 p.m.Dec 7, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com Join us Sunday at 1 p.m., as Times beat reporter Stephen F. Holder chats live from Raymond James Stadium throughout the Bucs' game against the Eagles. Follow along, and add your comments and/or questions if you like. Want to talk about the game, the hal… |
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Times Staff, tampabay.com When the Bucs honor the 2002 Super Bowl champion team during a halftime ceremony, most of the key players will be there - Warren Sapp, Derrick Brooks, John Lynch, even coach Jon Gruden. As for the last player still active - safety Ronde Barber - he stil… |
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Vick, McCoy both remain out for skidding EaglesDec 7, 2012
Associated Press, ESPN.com Quarterback Michael Vick and running back LeSean McCoy will not play Sunday, when the Philadelphia Eagles meet the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (6-6). |
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Brian Burke, deadspin.com Before we start laughing at Roger Goodell's idea—by way of Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano—of eliminating kickoffs and replacing them with punts, let's first analyze what this would mean for the game. The suggestion would work like this: Instead of kick… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Bo Jackson’s NFL career lasted just 38 games, but it produced enough highlights that you could fill an afternoon surfing YouTube looking at his runs. And then you could spend another afternoon looking at his highlights from a Heisman Trophy-winning care… |
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Miller returns to practice, hopes to play SundayDec 7, 2012
Times Staff, tampabay.com The Bucs got some encouraging news on the injury front today, as defensive tackle Roy Miller returned to practice for the first time this week and hopes to play Sunday against the Eagles. Miller had been sidelined with a head injury he said he suffered … |
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Keyshawn, Gruden reuniting in Tampa this weekendDec 7, 2012
Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Ten years ago, they won a Super Bowl together in Tampa. Nine years ago, the coach sent the player home with pay for the rest of the season. Last year, shots were fired via their mutual airwaves at ESPN. Today, ESPN announced that former Bucs coach Jon… |
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Countdown Daily: Eagles-BuccaneersDec 7, 2012
The "NFL Live" crew makes its picks for Philadelphia at Tampa Bay. |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Earlier this week, in the aftermath of the Jovan Belcher murder-suicide, former Colts and Buccaneers coach Tony Dungy explained on The Dan Patrick Show that Dungy typically would ask his players at the outset of training camp whether they own guns. Roug… |
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Gruden: Brad Johnson deserves respectDec 7, 2012
There has been a lot of reflection this week as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get ready to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their Super Bowl victory. Many of the players and coaches will be back in town to be honored as the Bucs host the Philadelphia Eagles… |
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Doug Martin says he’s not hitting rookie wallDec 7, 2012
Curtis Crabtree, profootballtalk.com Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin is well on his way to surpassing 300 carries in his first season in the NFL. Martin has come off two largely ineffective games against the Atlanta Falcons and Denver Broncos where he was held to under 60 yar… |
