Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rumors & News

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

Pewter Report "As the media assembled in the huge theater to say farewell to veteran defensive back Ronde Barber at One Buccaneer Place on Thursday afternoon, there was a somber mood that enveloped the room. Just a week earlier it was all smiles and backpats as the announcement that legendary defensive tackle..." May 10

New York Post "Even on the day his brother officially announced his retirement, Tiki Barber made it about himself. Scoring the first interview with Ronde Barber on his CBS Sports Radio show yesterday, the former Giants running back asked his twin: “Why do so many people like you, but don’t like me?” Tiki’s..." May 10

Tampa Tribune "Ronde Barber will not return to play a 17th season in the National Football League. Not with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, not with anyone. The owner of what some consider the biggest play in Bucs history – a 92-yard interception return for a touchdown that sealed Tampa Bay's spot in Super Bowl..." May 09

Foxsports.com "Ronde Barber is calling it a career. The veteran defensive back has decided to retire after 16 seasons in the NFL, all spent with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, FOXSports.com has learned. "I've had a better run than I ever could've dreamed of having," Barber said. Since his arrival as a rookie..." May 08

Tampa Tribune "Da'Quan Bowers claims to have dug the hole all by himself, yet he can't tell you how deep it is. Doesn't matter, really. All that does matter is that Bowers eventually digs himself back out. That's what the Buccaneers defensive end's offseason has been about. He has dedicated it to digging..." May 08

Tampa Tribune "On the heels of a weekend rookie minicamp, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed four college free agents on Monday among several roster moves. The Bucs added receivers Jheranie Boyd (North Carolina) and Chris Denton (Mount Union), tackle Jace Daniels (Northern Michigan) and linebacker Ka'lial..." May 07

Tampa Bay Times "Da’Quan Bowers has had to bear a lot on his broad shoulders the past two years. From seeing his stock plummet from the highest reaches of the 2011 NFL draft to a devastating Achilles tear in the summer of 2012 to his February gun-possession arrest in New York, there have been a never-ending..." May 07

Tampa Tribune "There he was Saturday, a local legend again playing quarterback on a local field, seven years after putting Plant High football on the national map. It seems like longer. Now he was simply looking to be seen. “I had a lot of fun out here, slinging it around,” Robert Marve said. It was a..." May 06

Tampa Tribune "Akeem Spence has played nose tackle before. He just hasn't played it the way the Buccaneers want him to play it. Not to worry, though. Spence has a few months to make the adjustment. Make the adjustment he must, though, because the Bucs have big plans for their fourth-round draft pick out of..." May 05

Tampa Tribune "There's no stopping it now. The seeds have already been planted. All that's needed now is for Josh Freeman to throw one interception — or maybe just one bad pass — and a Buccaneers quarterback controversy will begin to grow. No matter how big or small it becomes, the quarterback on the other..." May 05

CBSSports.com "New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is widely known to be somewhat secretive and slightly standoffish at times, But he always seems willing to lend a helping hand to a friend and that's exactly what he'll be doing next week. Belichick and the Patriots coaching staff will be welcoming..." May 05

Tampa Tribune "On the football field, Johnthan Banks prides himself on being an intense competitor. But when the final gun sounds, the second-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers turns into an admitted softy. “I love football, I love to compete and I play with a lot of emotion,'' said the 6-foot-2..." May 04

Tampa Bay Times "Eventually, once they find out who this kid is, once they are able to pick him out of a lineup, the fans of Tampa Bay are going to fall in love with Mike Glennon. • Odds are, it will happen long before Glennon earns it. • Picture it now. He will stand there in his cap, waiting and watching, as..." May 02

Pewter Report "The Buccaneers currently have $16 million worth of salary cap room, and that’s even after acquiring Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis and paying him $16 million in 2013. Tampa Bay has approximately $3.7 million allocated for the rookie salary pool. That leaves the Bucs with just over $12 million..." May 02

Tampa Tribune "The post-career honors are starting to pile up for defensive tackle Warren Sapp. Not long after he is inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in August, Sapp will become the fifth member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor. The team scheduled a news conference for today at 1:30..." May 01

New York Daily News "As Darrelle Revis walked out the door, leaving the Jets last Sunday, he made it clear he wasn’t pleased with how his relationship with the team ended. He and GM John Idzik never were on the same page from the start of the trade rumors through to his final week in New York. "Definitely I feel like..." April 30

Tampa Tribune "Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik was reviewing the first three rounds of the 2013 NFL draft late Friday when he noticed what to him was a disturbing trend. With nine defensive tackles already off the board, a position group that Dominik once considered deep was now looking rather thin,..." April 28

Tampa Tribune "Darrelle Revis was in the middle of what seemed like an endless string of interviews and photo shoots on Monday when Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik slipped away from Revis Island to make a quick phone call. The call, to a rival general manager, was one in a long string Dominik has..." April 25

Tampa Bay Times "Not having a first-round draft pick won't stop the music tonight at the Bucs' draft party at Raymond James Stadium. Anticipation has been replaced with the elation of knowing the team shipped the 13th overall selection and one other pick to the Jets for three-time All-Pro cornerback Darrelle..." April 25

Tampa Tribune "Entering the final year of his rookie contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, quarterback Josh Freeman shrugged off suggestions he feels additional pressure to perform. In his first public remarks since the conclusion of a 7-9 season, Freeman praised Tampa Bay’s trade for Pro Bowl cornerback..." April 24

Tampa Bay Times "Like any quarterback, he wanted to be right on the money. So when Josh Freeman was asked if he felt additional pressure entering the final year of his rookie contract — with so many dollars at stake — he refused to be dragged into a discussion. "It doesn't really change anything for me,"..." April 24

USA Today "Brad Johnson's plan for this April day is a light one — tutor a young quarterback on throwing mechanics in the afternoon, have dinner with his family in the evening. But first he's got to get out of bed and down the stairs of his home. It's the hardest part of his day, every day. "I go down..." April 24

New York Post "The conversation took place last Wednesday. Darrelle Revis was at the Jets’ Florham Park, N.J., facility rehabbing his surgically repaired left knee when he bumped into new Jets general manager John Idzik. This is how Revis recalled the conversation: “Do you want to be a Jet?’’ Idzik..." April 23

Tampa Tribune "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed off on one of the most significant trades in franchise history Sunday, reaching agreement with the New York Jets on a deal for four-time Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis. Revis joins head coach Jon Gruden and wide receiver Keyshawn Johnson as the key figures..." April 22

Tampa Tribune "When former Tampa Bay safety John Lynch heard that the Buccaneers had finalized a trade Sunday for Darrelle Revis, his mind instantly turned to his four years in Denver. “I played with Champ Bailey in his prime and I know what a cornerback like Revis can do for a defense,'' Lynch said. “Like..." April 22

Tampa Bay Times "Darrelle Revis is now officially a Buccaneer, but it didn’t come cheap. He signed a six-year, $96 million contract that will pay him a tidy $16 million a year. It makes him, by far, the highest-paid player in franchise history and ties him with Buffalo’s Mario Williams for the highest-paid..." April 22

New York Post "The divorce that everyone saw coming for months, and some would argue years, was finalized yesterday. The split between the Jets and cornerback Darrelle Revis became official with the team shipping Revis to the Buccaneers for a first-round pick in Thursday’s NFL Draft and a conditional..." April 22

CBSSports.com "Because they do the on-location television coverage for the draft, the analysts who work for ESPN and NFL Network will know in advance who's being taken in the 2013 NFL Draft. But this year, those folks aren't going to spoil the picks on Twitter. Instead, they will "speculate" on who might be..." April 22

North Jersey "It wasn’t until 19 days after Darrelle Revis suffered a torn ACL last year that the Jets finally elected to place him on injured reserve. Maybe now we know why they delayed the inevitable, because they probably knew then they never would see him in a Jets uniform again. As expected, the Jets..." April 22

ESPN New York "After months of trade speculation, the New York Jets are prepared to desert Revis Island. The Jets and Tampa Bay Buccaneers have agreed to a trade for Darrelle Revis, pending the star cornerback passing a physical, according to a league source. The parameters of a contract extension for Revis..." April 21

Pewter Report "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have received permission from the New York Jets to bring CB Darrelle Revis in for a physical on Sunday. Reports say pending the physical result, a deal is imminent, with some reporting it could be done as early as Sunday afternoon. PewterReport.com can confirm the..." April 21

Tampa Bay Times "Mark Dominik is aware of the Bucs' record since he took over as general manager in January 2009: 24-40. There are some other key figures worth noting: two coaches, six coordinators and no playoff appearances. "My record is what it is," he said. "But I think our situation, in terms of where we..." April 18

Tampa Bay Times "The Bucs may pass on a chance to trade for Darrelle Revis if the Jets continue to insist on three draft picks for the Pro Bowl cornerback. The Jets reportedly have asked for the Bucs' 13th overall pick in the NFL draft April 25, as well as selections in the third and fifth rounds. It's not..." April 18

Yahoo! Sports "On the heels of regulators red-flagging a potential $18 million scam last week, multiple federal agencies are probing investments sold to NFL and NBA players, Yahoo! Sports has learned. According to multiple sources that spoke to Yahoo! Sports on the condition of anonymity, several professional..." April 17

Tampa Tribune "He’s Bucs heart and soul, that smile that tells teammates it will all work out. When the smile shrinks, they know they need to do it another way, a better way. That’s Bucs right guard Davin Joseph. He’s a leader. He’s also an optimist. Joseph tried to be one last August at Raymond James..." April 17

NFL.com "Pat Summerall spent 10 years in the NFL as a player. He spent another 40 years describing the game he loved as one of the sport's iconic broadcasters. On Tuesday, Summerall passed away at the age of 82, Fox Sports spokesman Dan Bell confirmed to NFL.com and NFL Network. According to..." April 16

NFL.com "Fear not, friends, the NFL schedule will become public knowledge this week. League spokesman Greg Aiello announced Tuesday that the NFL's 2013 regular-season slate of games will be announced on Thursday at 8 p.m. ET. This comes one day after the league told NFL.com's Around The League that..." April 16

New York Post "Darrelle Revis has been cleared for takeoff. Now, will he be taking off from the Jets? The team’s star cornerback had an MRI exam on his surgically repaired left knee yesterday that showed he is ahead of schedule in his rehab and ready to run without any restrictions, according to a source,..." April 16

Yahoo! Sports "There's a curious and somewhat disgusting case of whodunit being investigated by approximately a dozen NFL teams. National Football Scouting president Jeff Foster, who runs the NFL scouting combine, confirmed that a hotel room was left trashed during the February 2013 event in Indianapolis...." April 16