Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rumors & News

New York Post "If negotiating an NFL contract were as easy as negotiating for his favorite jersey number, Darrelle Revis might still be a Jet. According to Uni-Watch.com, Revis, whom the Jets traded to the Buccaneers in April, paid $50,000 to safety Mark Barron for his No. 24, so he could wear the number he..." June 19

CBSSports.com "The NFL might not be that far away from having its first full-time female official on the field. And when -- not if -- it happens, look to 2014 as the year and look to Sarah Thomas as the zebra breaking ground. Thomas, 39, became the first female to ever officiate an NCAA football game in 2007..." June 17

Tampa Tribune "For quarterback Josh Freeman's targets on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, practice may make perfect. The addition of All-Pro cornerback Darrelle Revis in an April trade with the Jets has energized wide receivers Mike Williams and Vincent Jackson, who can't wait to test their skills against Revis in..." June 13

Tampa Tribune "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers completed the task of signing their 2013 draft picks Wednesday when they inked former North Carolina State quarterback Mike Glennon to a four-year contract. The 6-foot-7, 225-pound Glennon was the Bucs' third-round selection. He is expected to compete during training..." June 13

Tampa Bay Times "As Mike Williams fielded questions after a mandatory minicamp practice Wednesday, a Bucs teammate walked by and shouted one request. "Pay the man," he said. In fact, it appears that Williams is closer to getting paid. Negotiations between the Bucs and Williams, which accelerated after..." June 13

New York Daily News "When the NFL invades Broadway this winter, the term “Great White Way” will take on a whole new meaning. The Daily News exclusively obtained details and artist renderings of some of the major plans the NFL has for “Super Bowl Boulevard” — a football-themed extravaganza between 34th and 44th..." June 11

Chicago Sun-Times "In no time, offensive lineman Gabe Carimi will be poked, prodded, X-rayed and examined from head to toe, with extra attention given to his right leg. But it won’t be by the Bears. It will be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Sun-Times was first to report Sunday that the Bears traded Carimi to the..." June 10

Tampa Tribune "The Buccaneers secondary is as old as it is young, as seasoned as it is raw. For every veteran Pro Bowler such as cornerback Darrelle Revis there is a kid who's still learning the ropes such as cornerback Leonard Johnson. Veteran safety Dashon Goldson is trying to bridge the gap. On Tuesday,..." June 09

Tampa Tribune "If Mike Glennon started at quarterback for the Bucs next season and threw for 4,065 yards and 27 touchdowns, there would be dancing. If the Bucs had brought Tim Tebow in and Tebow threw for 4,065 yards and 27 touchdowns, fans would build a shrine. Well, Josh Freeman did throw for 4,065 yards..." June 09

Tampa Bay Times "The Bucs' passing game was in some rarefied air last season. Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams formed the third-most productive tandem of wideouts in the NFL (excluding tight ends) with a combined 2,380 receiving yards, behind only the Falcons' Roddy White and Julio Jones (2,549) and the Broncos'..." June 09

SportingNews.com "Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik says he is “totally confident” Darrelle Revis will be healthy enough to play against his former team in Week 1. Revis—the crown jewel in the Bucs' makeover of their secondary—has yet to practice with the team in offseason workouts. He is coming..." June 09

Tampa Tribune "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers showed Demar Dotson the money this spring. Then they showed him the confidence. Instead of pursuing a veteran right tackle in free agency or using a premium draft choice on a challenger for Dotson’s starting job, Tampa Bay signed Dotson to a new four-year deal in March..." June 07

Tampa Tribune "We've lost a legend. David “Deacon” Jones, Hall of Famer, pass-rush royalty, the fiercest of the Los Angeles Rams' “Fearsome Foursome,” has passed. In lieu of donations, slap an offensive lineman upside the head or tackle the nearest quarterback. Bucs defensive end Da'Quan Bowers has seen NFL..." June 05

Tampa Tribune "The battle for the third wide receiver spot is fast becoming one of the more intriguing of the offseason for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and that battle just got a new combatant. The Bucs on Tuesday signed former University of South Florida wideout Carlton Mitchell. The 6-foot-3,..." June 05

NFL.com "With both London games already sold out this season, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell has visions of expanding the league's overseas schedule in the future. Speaking at a New York University conference Tuesday, Goodell revealed that the NFL is planning to add a third London game each year. In..." June 05

Tampa Bay Times "Darrelle Revis is running, cutting and feeling better about his recovery from a torn ACL in his left knee. But the Bucs, who traded two high draft picks to the Jets in exchange for the Pro Bowl cornerback, haven't cleared Revis to practice with just over a month before the start of training..." June 04

Tampa Bay Times "Football was no fantasy to Doug Martin as a rookie last season. But in the statistically driven imaginary game that can turn anyone into an NFL general manager, Martin was the 27th-ranked running back by ESPN heading into 2012. Of course, there was a make-believe quality about Martin in his..." June 02

Tampa Tribune "Although he still has much to prove as a Buccaneer man, Eric Wright is already well established as an NFL survivor. The fact Wright remains on Tampa Bay’s roster after a tumultuous 2012 season illustrates the survival skills of a 27-year-old cornerback who was forced to apologize to teammates..." May 31

USA Today "Matt Brown, former Temple running back and return specialist, is getting a chance with an NFL team…thanks to a passport mix-up. This marks one of the first times in history that an expired passport resulted in anything other than a massive freak out and days of stress and anger. What happened?..." May 31

Tampa Tribune "Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Ronde Barber is about to make the jump from playing football to analyzing it. Barber, who retired earlier this month after a 16-year career spent entirely with the Bucs, will join FOX Sports in what his agent, Mark Lepselter, described as “a hybrid..." May 31

Fox Sports Florida "They never seem too distant, one running back entering a new career phase and the other beginning his. Doug Martin, after a stellar rookie year, is the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ future at the position. But he sees parts of himself in rookie Mike James. That is why Martin is quick to offer praise..." May 30

Tampa Tribune "Donald Penn says he's moving on. The veteran Tampa Bay Buccaneers left tackle was angered by a recent online report suggesting Penn failed to meet some of the weight clauses stipulated in his contract. “I'm a happy-go-lucky guy and it seems like people are trying to attack me,'' Penn..." May 30

Buffalo News "Serious punishment could be in store for the pranksters who set up a telephone call in March between then-Buffalo Bills general manager Buddy Nix and another NFL general manager, recorded it and sold it to the sports website Deadspin. Two 20-year-olds from Plymouth, Mass. – Joshua Barber and..." May 30

Tampa Bay Times "Bucs receiver Steve Smith announced his retirement from the NFL after six seasons in a release by the team Wednesday. Smith, 28, joined the Bucs in April as a free agent from the Rams. Ultimately, recurring knee injuries ended his career. Smith had only 25 receptions the last two seasons since..." May 30

NFL.com "Coach Greg Schiano insists his Tampa Bay Buccaneers play by the rules. Responding to a report that Tampa's offseason team activities have been marred by on-field contact -- in direct violation of the collective bargaining agreement -- Schiano told reporters Wednesday that his practices have..." May 29

Tampa Bay Times "Bucs safety Cody Grimm was arrested Sunday for the second time since March 10 on public intoxication charges in Virginia. Grimm, 26, the son of Redskins Hall of Fame offensive lineman Russ Grimm, was arrested at the Hampton Inn in Leesburg, Va., at 5:30 a.m., Sunday where he was attending a..." May 29

NFL.com "The NFL Draft is moving two weeks later than usual, at least for 2014. The league announced Tuesday that the 2014 NFL Draft will be held at Radio City Music Hall on May 8 to 10. The league also was considering moving the draft to May 15 to 17 because of scheduling issues at Radio City Music..." May 28

Yahoo! Sports "Sometimes there's a story so random, so inane, so perfect, that it's hard to properly sum up. And so we have the tale of former NFL star Keyshawn Johnson, in his Prius (!!!), hunting down pop superstar Justin Bieber in his Ferrari to scold him about his reckless driving. We dare anyone to come..." May 28

Pro Football Talk "Earlier today, we passed along some information about Buccaneers tackle Donald Penn. Specifically, Mark Cook of PewterReport.com explained in a catch-all column that Penn “has failed to meet most of the weight clauses in his most recent contract.” Penn didn’t like that very much. In a..." May 27

Fox Sports Florida "ampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy was scheduled to throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a game Saturday between the Tampa Bay Rays and New York Yankees, but he never received the chance. McCoy was involved in a minor accident on his way to Tropicana Field and missed the..." May 26

Tampa Bay Times "Some controversies are, admittedly, a creation of the media. But when it comes to the months-long story line about QB Josh Freeman and the doubts about his future with the Bucs, the story has been mostly perpetuated by, well, coach Greg Schiano. His admission last week that "Maybe I should just..." May 26

Tampa Tribune "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reduced their number of unsigned 2013 draft picks to one on Thursday when they signed former Mississippi State cornerback Johnthan Banks to a four-year contract. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound Banks was the team’s first selection (43rd overall) in this year’s draft. He is..." May 24

Tampa Tribune "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are still about three months away from their next meaningful football game, so they don't see any reason to push defensive end Adrian Clayborn. They are limiting his work in offseason practices to individual fundamental drills, eliminating him from the more intense..." May 23

ESPN.com "Cutting two games off the preseason -- either by expanding the playoffs or moving to an 18-game schedule -- is still being discussed, commissioner Roger Goodell said Tuesday at the NFL's spring owners meetings in Boston. He said all "[options] are on the table." "As I have said before, I..." May 23

Akron Beacon Journal "Jimmy Haslam, whose purchase of the Browns was unanimously approved in October, apologized to fellow NFL owners for the negative attention an ongoing federal investigation targeting his family business, Pilot Flying J, has brought upon the league, Jarrett Bell of USA Today reported. Since the..." May 23

Tampa Tribune "It didn’t take long for Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie DT Akeem Spence to showcase his aggressiveness. The fourth-round draft pick out of Illinois livened up Monday morning’s inaugural 2013 offseason practice session by tangling with C Jeremy Zuttah in an altercation that required several..." May 22

Tampa Bay Times "He didn't exactly run out of the southwest tunnel of Raymond James Stadium, received by a roaring crowd. But the mere presence of Bucs defensive end Adrian Clayborn on the field for the start of offseason practices on Monday was, in its own right, reason for celebration. With the Bucs producing..." May 22

Pro Football Talk "The wisdom of Tampa Bay’s trade for cornerback Darrelle Revis ultimately will be determined by the player’s performance in 2013 and beyond. His performance in 2013 hinges on the performance of his surgically-repaired knee. The good news for Revis and the Bucs (and the bad news for everyone..." May 22

NFL.com "The NFL draft provides football fans with a peek into the exhilaration that comes with entering the league. Far less publicized is a player's exit from the game, which carries its own emotional weight. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said at the NFL Spring Meeting in Boston that he had met with..." May 22

NFL.com "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are paying Darrelle Revis a lot of money to be a shutdown corner. Can he make an immediate return to his prior form? In the latest installment of her series documenting Revis' recovery process from reconstructive knee surgery, NFL Network's Andrea Kremer asked Revis if..." May 20

Tampa Tribune "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers reduced their number of unsigned 2013 draft picks to two on Wednesday when they signed fourth-round selection Akeem Spence to a four-year contract. The 6-foot-1, 307-pound Spence is expected to start at nose tackle, a vacancy created when Roy Miller left as a free..." May 16

Tampa Tribune "Long gone are the days when it took until just before the start of training camp in late July for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to get their drafted players signed to contracts. One day after signing their fifth- and sixth-round selections, the Bucs on Tuesday announced the signing of fourth-round..." May 15

Tampa Bay Times "This likely comes as no shocker, but when the Bucs ramp up their offseason next week with the start of offseason team activities, you will not see this offseason’s most widely-discussed NFL player. Cornerback Darrelle Revis, who arrived via that blockbuster trade with the Jets last month, won’t..." May 14

Tampa Tribune "Since Hardy Nickerson re-lit it 20 years ago, the mantle of leadership within the Buccaneers locker room — that proverbial torch everyone talks about — has been left behind more often than it has been passed on. It was left for Warren Sapp, who held it after Nickerson left in 2000. It was left..." May 12

Tampa Tribune "For Buccaneers fans who had the privilege of watching No. 20 report to work for the past 16 seasons, his new title appears to be “Hall of Famer Ronde Barber.'' Not so fast. Barber, who switched from cornerback to safety for his final NFL season, certainly has powerful credentials as a..." May 11