Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Morris Relieved of Duties

A news conference has been scheduled for 3:00 p.m. ET at One Buccaneer Place

Jan 02, 2012 at 03:48 AM
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers relieved Head Coach Raheem Morris Monday after three seasons. 

"We want to thank Coach Morris for all his hard work and dedication as head coach of the Buccaneers," said Buccaneers Co-Chairman Joel Glazer.  

"I have a lot of respect and appreciation for the passion Coach Morris gave to our football team, but this change is one we felt was necessary," Buccaneers General Manager Mark Dominik said. 

The team has scheduled a 3:00 p.m. news conference at One Buccaneer Place, which will be broadcast live on Buccaneers.com.

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