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Bucs' Doug Martin aims to return to top form

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 29, 2012 TAMPA — Doug Martin has more than 28,000 followers on Twitter. The record-breaking Bucs running back often posts about random thoughts or events for his rapidly expanding fan base on t…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Times wires Thursday, November 29, 2012 ATLANTA — The Falcons moved to the brink of clinching a division championship, while Drew Brees and the Saints wound up with egg on their faces. After racing to a 17-point lead, the Falcons defense made it stand u…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Times wires Thursday, November 29, 2012 LOS ANGELES — Monte Kiffin, the Bucs' defensive coordinator when they won the Super Bowl, will resign as coordinator on his son Lane's staff at USC after the Trojans' bowl game. He is leaving "in order to pur…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

By Joe Smith, Times Staff Writer Thursday, November 29, 2012 TAMPA — Jon Gruden sat in rented office at a local strip mall pouring over film as the founder of his Fired Football Coaches Association (FFCA) a few months ago. His visitor on this day was fo…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

Bucs running back Doug Martin has reached benchmarks in the past several weeks that have resulted in his name being mentioned in the same breath as greats such as Walter Payton. So, when he rushed for 50 yards and averaged just 2.4 yards per carry on Su…

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

The Buccaneers are extremely thin at cornerback. But even though they have one guy who used to be really good at it, they’re hesitant to move Ronde Barber back from free safety. “We just feel comfortable with what we’re doing right now,” Bucs coac…

ESPN.com

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are cleaning up on the monthly awards for November from the NFL. We told you a few minutes ago that Dekoda Watson was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month. The NFL followed that up by announcing linebacker Lavonte David h…

Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com

The Buccaneers were 3-1 in November and two members of their teams have been rewarded for their work in helping the team to that mark. Linebacker Lavonte David was named the league’s top defensive rookie for the month and Dekoda Watson has been named th…