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Strong first-year class highlights Hall of Fame nominee list

Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com

Former offensive linemen Larry Allen and Jonathan Ogden, Buccaneers standouts Warren Sapp and John Lynch, single-season sack leader Michael Strahan and kicker Morten Andersen are among the 13 first-year eligible candidates for the Pro Football Hall of F…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

The attention centered on the offense again today at One Buc Place. With Greg Schiano, Josh Freeman and Mike Sullivan available to the media, here’s a sampling of some of today’s exchanges: Sullivan on whether the playcalling needs more variety: “Th…

ESPN.com

Robert Griffin III has drawn lots of attention as the rookie quarterback for the Washington Redskins. But that doesn’t seem to matter in Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers just announced that Sunday’s home game with the Redskins has not sold out at the 72-hour…

Times Staff, tampabay.com

If you want to see the Bucs play the Redskins on Sunday, better buy a ticket. Tampa Bay's 4:25 p.m. game Sunday against Washington at Raymond James Stadium failed to sell out prior to the 72-hour deadline and will be subject to the NFL's local televisio…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

It won’t be official until 4:25 p.m. ET.  But it’s a foregone conclusion that, for the second regular-season home game of Greg Schiano’s coaching career, the Buccaneers will be blacked out in and around Tampa. As explained by the folks at JoeBucsFa…

ESPN.com

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a team that prides itself on building through the draft. But the Bucs stepped out of character a bit this week by signing veterans Roscoe Parrish and Jeff Charleston. But these moves were exceptions and came due to necessity…

Around the NFC South

Sep 27, 2012

ESPN.com

Time for a team-by-team look at the Thursday morning headlines from around the division: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Dory LeBlanc writes that the Tampa Bay front four is looking for a performance similar to what it had against Dallas when it plays Washington t…