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NFL: Tampa Bay Buccaneers news...
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 9:58 am
by The_Dude
...Jake Plummer but he's expected to retire. He supposedly filed the paperwork this past Friday.
They also signed QB Jeff Garcia who's expected to compete with Chris Simms and Bruce Gradkowski.
Posted: Mon Mar 05, 2007 10:46 am
by The_Dude
via Yahoo! Sports:
TAMPA, FLORIDA (TICKER) -- Six-time Pro Bowl fullback Mike Alstott will make it an even dozen for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
The franchise's all-time leader in touchdowns, Alstott signed a one-year contract with the Buccaneers on Thursday.
Financial terms were not disclosed.
Alstott, 33, has spent his entire 11-year career with the Buccaneers. He ranks second in team history in rushing yards (5,088) and third in receptions (305) to go with 71 touchdowns.
Mostly used as a short-yardage back last season, Alstott rushed 60 times for 171 yards and three touchdowns and caught 21 passes for 85 yards. Alstott was named to the Pro Bowl six straight seasons from 1997-2002.
The Bucs on Thursday also released right tackle Kenyatta Walker, who played in just three games last season before undergoing right knee surgery.
Walker, 28, played in 75 games with 73 starts for the Bucs since being selected 14th overall in 2001.
Jeremy Trueblood, a second-round pick in 2006, replaced Walker at right tackle.
Posted: Wed Mar 07, 2007 10:00 am
by The_Dude
via Yahoo! Sports:
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers bolstered their offensive line on Tuesday by signing free-agent tackle Luke Petitgout.
Petitgout spent the last eight seasons with the New York Giants, who selected him in the first round of the 1999 draft. He's appeared in 113 games, including 106 starts, and has blocked for a 1,000-yard rusher six of his eight years in the league.
The 30-year-old started nine games at left tackle before breaking a leg against Chicago on Nov. 12 and missing the remainder of last season. He's also started games at left guard and right tackle during his career.
Posted: Mon Mar 19, 2007 10:09 am
by The_Dude
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Free-agent linebacker Cato June signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday.
Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
The fifth-year pro spent his first four seasons with Indianapolis. He started 45 of 56 games he appeared in with the Colts and has 10 career interceptions. He made a team-high 162 tackles in 2006.
A sixth-round draft pick in 2003, June had five interceptions in 2005 and was picked to play in the Pro Bowl for the first time. He started all 20 games for the Super Bowl champions last season.