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09/08/2009
Good Work on Labor Day
Buccaneer players Roy Miller, Kyle Moore and Maurice Stovall joined General Manager Mark Dominik on a visit to Tampa's James A. Haley's Veterans Hospital on Monday, taking time in the afternoon to personally thank men and women who have made an enormous sacrifice for the country...more
09/07/2009
Caddy Gets Starting Nod
The Buccaneers' first regular-season depth chart in 2009 hints at several interesting developments, including the return of Cadillac Williams to a starting role and rookie Sammie Stroughter's prominent placement at receiver...more
09/06/2009
Adding Young Talent
The Buccaneers filled the two open spots on their 53-man roster on Sunday by claiming DE Maurice Evans and CB William Middleton off waivers from the Giants and Falcons, respectively…Tampa Bay also tapped into its own camp talent to start the 2009 practice squad...more
09/06/2009
Roster Readings
On Sunday, Bucs Head Coach Raheem Morris discussed some of the more interesting repercussions of Saturday's cuts and trades, such as the elevation of Josh Freeman to second on the depth chart and the roster spot retained for intriguing rookie T Demar Dotson...more
09/05/2009
McCown Traded to Jaguars
The Bucs initially kept four QBs after Saturday's deadline but were able to ease that logjam with the trade of Luke McCown to Jacksonville for an undisclosed 2010 draft pick…The team valued the veteran but obviously saw significant potential in young passers Josh Freeman and Josh Johnson...more
09/05/2009
Fifty-Two Pickup
The Bucs spread out their deck on Saturday and selected the 52 players they believe make up the best regular-season roster, with room for one more addition…Rookie T Xavier Fulton landed on I.R. and among those who made the team were T Demar Dotson, CB E.J. Biggers and C Jonathan Compas...more
09/05/2009
Locker Room Tweets: Stroughter Q&A
During Friday night's game, followers of the Buccaneers' official Twitter feed selected a player to be interviewed in the postgame locker room and even provided the questions that would be asked…This is the first installment of a new series that will soon be delivered to One Buc Club members...more
09/04/2009
Final Audition
The Bucs dropped their preseason finale to the visiting Texans, 27-20, on Friday night but gathered plenty of evidence to help them make their roster decisions on Saturday…Young contributors Josh Johnson, Brian Clark and Mario Urrutia were among the players who appeared to help their causes...more
09/04/2009
HOU Halftime Report: Bucs Rally to 17-10
Rookie QB Josh Freeman led the Bucs on a late scoring drive, capped by a 23-yard bullet touchdown pass to WR Cortez Hankton that brought Tampa Bay within seven points as the teams headed to the locker room for halftime...more
09/04/2009
Houston Pregame Report: Bring on the Kids
Rookie QB Josh Freeman will be surrounded by young players when he makes his first NFL start in Friday night’s preseason finale…Head Coach Raheem Morris has an eye on the battles at receiver and D-Line…Plus, lineup notes...more
09/04/2009
Game Notes: Texans at Bucs, 7 p.m. ET
With Friday’s game to be played mostly by reserves and young roster hopefuls, Tampa Bay’s coaching staff will have an excellent opportunity to test the unproven depth along its offensive line…And other Bucs-Texans game notes...more
09/03/2009
Q&A: Morris on Jagodzinski Dismissal
On Thursday, Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris announced the dismissal of Offensive Coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski and the promotion of Quarterbacks Coach Greg Olson to that post, then fielded a series of questions regarding the reasoning behind those decisions and the timing of the move...more
09/03/2009
Jagodzinski Dismissed (UPDATED)
The Buccaneers dismissed Offensive Coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski on Thursday and promoted Quarterbacks Coach Greg Olson to that role…Head Coach Raheem Morris will conduct a press conference at noon ET and it will be carried live on Buccaneers.com...more
09/03/2009
Sudden Starter
When a starting opportunity unexpectedly opened up for Geno Hayes, he seized it, and now the team is excited about what the second-year defender may be able to contribute at weakside linebacker...more
09/02/2009
Forming a Line
The Buccaneers added an experienced hand to their O-line corps on Wednesday, signing former Viking and Raider guard Marcus Johnson, a 2005 second-round pick with previous NFL starts at several positions…To make room on the roster, C/G Sean Mahan was released...more
09/02/2009
The Big Push
The Buccaneers' preseason finale on Friday night will be played mostly by young players, but it's far from meaningless…Roster decisions will be made when the Bucs face the Texans, and just maybe a few lasting NFL careers will be launched...more
09/01/2009
Compas Claim Among Roster Moves
A quartet of Tuesday roster moves included the waiver claim of rookie C Jonathan Compas, an All-American lineman at UC Davis and an undrafted signee of the Oakland Raiders…In addition, DE Jarriett Buie returns while rookies Marshall McDuffie and Ryan Schmidt are waived...more
09/01/2009
Taking Full Advantage
With the Bucs’ top two wideouts inactive on Thursday night, fourth-year man Maurice Stovall made the most of the opportunity by catching six passes for 73 yards and helping the home team build an early lead against the visiting Dolphins...more
08/31/2009
Receivers Make Timely Return
Antonio Bryant and Michael Clayton are unlikely to play against Houston on Friday, but their work on the practice field on Monday – the first in awhile for both players – left the Bucs optimistic that their starting receivers would be available for the start of the regular season...more
08/31/2009
Bucs Release Jackson, Get to 75
On Monday, Tampa Bay completed its first round of preseason roster cuts by waiving second-year wide receiver Dexter Jackson…Now at 75 players, the team will need to further trim the roster to 53 on Saturday after the preseason finale...more

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