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11/06/2009
The Time Has Come
Two days from his first NFL start, Buccaneers rookie QB Josh Freeman believes he is ready for the challenge, and his coach agrees…Plus, a look at the updated injury report, which includes two of Freeman's primary targets...more
11/05/2009
Orange and Loving It!
Current Buccaneer players may prefer the pewter-and-red in the long run, but for this weekend at least they are universally thrilled to be putting on Tampa Bay's original uniforms for Sunday's Throwback Game against the Green Bay Packers...more
11/05/2009
Coach of the Week: John Davis
The Countryside High Cougars used big plays to thwart East Lake High's tough defense, running their record to 8-1 with a 35-21 road victory and earning their head coach the Buccaneers High School Coach of the Week award…The school will receive $1,000 to apply to their football program...more
11/04/2009
Another Challenge Comes to Pass
Wednesday Notes: Tampa Bay has faced the likes of Tom Brady, Donovan McNabb and Tony Romo, but now they're preparing for the NFL's top-rated passer, Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers…Plus injury updates and a competition for playing time on the defensive line...more
11/04/2009
Grabbing the Ring
On Sunday, Hall of Fame DE Lee Roy Selmon will become the first person inducted into the Buccaneers' new Ring of Honor at Raymond James Stadium…As the Ring gains new members in the years to come, there are plenty of intriguing candidates to join Selmon on the stadium facade...more
11/04/2009
Obligated to Win
Tampa Bay's 2009 playoff chances may be implausible at best, but Buccaneer players and coaches continue to be driven by the hopes that remain, and by the professional commitment to produce a victory every time out...more
11/03/2009
New Kicker for Bucs: Connor Barth
Still looking for more consistency in the kicking game, the Bucs have made a change, bringing in former Chief Connor Barth and releasing Shane Andrus, who held the job for three games...more
11/03/2009
Bucs Sign CB Mickens
As they continue to work on overall roster depth, the Bucs on Tuesday signed CB Mike Mickens off the Cowboys' practice squad…Mickens, a four-year starter at Cincinnati and the Bearcats' all-time leader in interceptions, replaces Marcus McCauley, who was signed in September...more
11/02/2009
Memories in Orange and Green
Tampa Bay's Throwback Game on Sunday will pit the Buccaneers against their old NFC Central nemesis, the Green Bay Packers, and their could hardly be a more fitting opponent for the return of the orange-and-white uniforms...more
11/01/2009
Turning Back the Clock: 1979, Part 1
In honor of next Sunday’s Throwback Game, we take a two-part look back at Tampa Bay’s historic 1979 season, when Doug Williams, Lee Roy Selmon and a power rushing attack took the four-year-old Bucs to the brink of the Super Bowl...more
10/31/2009
Bucs Battle Breast Cancer With Donation
To help provide mammograms to women with financial restrictions, the Buccaneers donated funds to a list of local health centers last week…CB Ronde Barber and LB Adam Hayward continued to be heavily involved in the movement to raise breast cancer awareness...more
10/30/2009
WDAE Issues Retraction, Suspends Sileo
On its website, WDAE 620 AM has issued a full retraction of the false statements made by Dan Sileo on Thursday...Sileo has also been suspended...more
10/30/2009
Leaving with a Bang
With his players about to begin a stretch of four consecutive off days, Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris sent the team into its bye weekend with a hard-hitting practice in pads on Thursday...more
10/29/2009
Statement Regarding False Report
Buccaneers Co-Chairman Joel Glazer has released a statement regarding false reports on Thursday by WDAE's Dan Sileo...more
10/29/2009
Coach of the Week: Sean Callahan
Thanks to game-changing plays by its special teams, Armwood High beat a strong Hillsborough squad 34-21 last Friday, in the process earning the Buccaneers High School Coach of the Week award for their head coach, Sean Callahan…The school will receive $1,000 to apply to their football program...more
10/28/2009
It's Time: Freeman Named Starting QB
Rookie first-rounder Josh Freeman has been promoted to starting quarterback for the Buccaneers, starting with the Packers following the bye week…Though he was eager to play, Freeman believes his half-season on the sideline was very beneficial...more
10/28/2009
Bucs Add FB Pressley
With only Earnest Graham to provide lead blocking since the season-ending injury to B.J. Askew, the Bucs have now added depth to the fullback position with the signing of rookie Chris Pressley off Cincinnati's practice squad…Also, Maurice Evans returns, this time on the practice squad...more
10/27/2009
Lee Promoted on Busy Tuesday
Just back from London, the Buccaneers began their bye week with a flurry of roster moves, including the promotion of second-year T James Lee from the practice squad…Also, linemen Sean Mahan and Marcus Johnson were released and several changes were made to the practice squad...more
10/27/2009
The Start of Something
Josh Freeman’s late-game cameo in London does not necessarily mean he’s ticketed for the starting lineup soon, but the job is clearly his in the near future, which makes his experience against the Patriots the potential beginning of a new Buccaneer era...more
10/26/2009
A Worthwhile Trip
The Bucs won’t be able to call their London expedition a bottom-line success thanks to their loss to the Patriots, but both teams could certainly feel how the game of American football was embraced across the Atlantic, and that part of the excursion certainly was rewarding...more

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