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Bucs offensive line stays strong despite changes

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Friday, November 16, 2012 By the time the Bucs lost their second Pro Bowl guard to a season-ending injury two weeks ago, you must admit, it looked pretty grim. Left tackle Donald Penn is the only starting offensive lin…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Friday, November 16, 2012 By the time the Bucs lost their second Pro Bowl guard to a season-ending injury two weeks ago, you must admit, it looked pretty grim.Left tackle Donald Penn is the only starting offensive line…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Friday, November 16, 2012 TAMPA — When the season began, it could not have been predicted that so much of the Bucs' hopes for winning Sunday at Carolina could hinge on a player most had never heard coming into th…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Friday, November 16, 2012 TAMPA — Bucs cornerback LeQuan Lewis said he can't put into words what Sunday's game-sealing interception meant to him."It's humbling," he said.Lewis' humble path of perseverance is wh…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Rick Stroud, Times Staff Writer Friday, November 16, 2012 For the second straight season, the play of QB Josh Freeman has changed the Bucs' fortunes. Over the past five games, he is 4-1 with 13 touchdowns, one interception and a rating of over 100 in…

Brian McIntyre, yahoo.com

The NFL is a league of attrition and no team is feeling the financial brunt of that fact quite like the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who currently have a league-high $30.1 million of their 2012 cash payroll on Injured Reserve, according to league-wide salary d…