Tampa Bay Buccaneers News

Bucs Add WR Dez Briscoe To Practice Squad

Sep 6th - 9:07am - Tampa Tribune
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Cincinnati WR Dez Briscoe according to BengalsInsider.com. To read the story click here Bucs Sign Briscoe Briscoe, a 2010 sixth round draft pick who played at Kansas, was part of the Bengals’ final cuts... Read more

West Coast offenses, Cover 2 fading away (Yahoo! Sports)

Sep 6th - 2:32am - Yahoo! Sports
With the game becoming more diverse from a schematic standpoint, teams are getting away from philosophies that were once staples.

Buccaneers add 2, release 2 from 53-man roster (The Canadian Press)

Sep 5th - 9:55pm - Yahoo! Sports
TAMPA, Fla. - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have claimed offensive lineman Ted Larsen and running back Kregg Lumpkin off waivers and also signed three players to the club's practice squad.

Bucs get started on practice squad (The National Football Post)

Sep 5th - 8:30pm - Yahoo! Sports
Perhaps the Tampa Bay Buccaneers plan to do some scavenging elsewhere when it comes to cobbling together their...

Bucs outbid others to sign Briscoe to practice squad

Sep 5th - 7:47pm - St. Petersburg Times
The Bucs will add Bengals sixth-round pick Dezmon Briscoe to their practice squad after outbidding others for his services. Briscoe, released by Cincinnati on Saturday, will make roughly the rookie minimum salary, allowing the Bucs to snatch him away from the Bengals and other teams hoping to add him to their practice... Read more

Bucs begin forming practice squad

Sep 5th - 6:25pm - St. Petersburg Times
The Bucs began assembling their eight-man practice squad today by signing three players released in Saturday's cuts. Safety Vince Anderson, defensive end George Johnson and tight end Ryan Purvis were each signed to the practice squad. There will be other players signed in the coming days as the Bucs get a... Read more

Former Pro Bowler Clifton Smith released in Bucs' roster moves

Sep 5th - 5:51pm - St. Petersburg Times
The Bucs have released return man/running back Clifton Smith as the team continues to tweak its roster heading into the season opener. Smith was one of two casaulties, along with offensive lineman Derek Hardman, allowing the team to claim offensive lineman Ted Larsen (Patriots) and Kregg Lumpkin (Packers) off... Read more

Bucs Claim Two Off Waivers

Sep 5th - 3:51pm - Tampa Tribune
By ROY CUMMINGS rcummings@tampatrib.com TAMPA – The Bucs have been pretty busy the last 24 hours, scouring the waiver wire for upgrades to their roster. So far, it seems, they’ve found two players they believe can help them. One is former Patriots C Ted Larsen. The…

Biggest concern for QB Freeman was taking snaps, but he's passed that test

Sep 5th - 2:37pm - St. Petersburg Times
The biggest concern for quarterback Josh Freeman with his fractured right thumb wasn't gripping the football or throwing it with velocity. It was taking the snap from center Jeff Faine. So prior to the final preseason game at Houston, the Bucs asked Faine to test Freeman's pain tolerance. "It was a little... Read more

Report: Bucs claim Patriots C Ted Larsen off waivers

Sep 5th - 1:52pm - St. Petersburg Times
The Bucs began raiding NFL teams for talent by claiming Patriots center Ted Larsen off waivers from the New England Patriots, according to ESPNBoston.com. The 6-foot-2, 305-pound Larsen was a sixth-round pick by the Patriots from North Carolina State. The Patriots had hoped to sneak him through waivers and re-sign... Read more

Fitz's final preseason draft board (ProFootballWeekly.com)

Sep 5th - 4:00am - Yahoo! Sports
Updated Sept. 5, 2010 @ 4 a.m. ET Pat Fitzmaurice, a winner of the FantasyPros Top 5 Accuracy Award, offers up his...

NFL cutdown day: NFC South (SportingNews.com)

Sep 5th - 12:38am - Yahoo! Sports
Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here's a team-by-team look from SN's correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division: Atlanta Falcons The team will enter 2010 without two of the three cornerbacks who were at the top of the depth chart at the end of last... Read more

NFL cutdown day: AFC South (SportingNews.com)

Sep 5th - 12:22am - Yahoo! Sports
Teams had until 5 p.m. ET Sept. 4 to reach the NFL-mandated 53-player roster limit. Here's a team-by-team look from SN's correspondents at cuts and other decisions by teams in the division: Houston Texans Coach Gary Kubiak called it "the toughest decision I've had to make" when he kept kicker Neil Rackers over Kris Brown,... Read more

2 Heisman winners cut as teams trim rosters to 53 (The Canadian Press)

Sep 4th - 11:22pm - Yahoo! Sports
On a day Heisman Trophy winner Sam Bradford found out he'll be the starting quarterback for the St. Louis Rams, Heisman winners Matt Leinart and Troy Smith found themselves looking for new teams.

Projected Bucs two-deep lineup

Sep 4th - 8:29pm - St. Petersburg Times
The Bucs will release a reworked depth chart in the coming days, but in the meantime, my editors have asked us to take a shot at putting together a two-deep chart of the lineup. This is just a projection, but most of this is based on the way the team has operated in practices and preseason... Read more

Leinart, Houshmandzadeh released as NFL teams trim to 53 (SportingNews.com)

Sep 4th - 8:03pm - Yahoo! Sports
Matt Leinart might get a second chance, but for the Arizona Cardinals he was a first-round bust. The team released Leinart on Saturday, marking another career setback for the 10th pick of the 2006 draft and the 2004 Heisman Trophy winner. Another team may sign Leinart as a backup quarterback -- perhaps the Seattle Seahawks,... Read more

Houshmandzadeh, Leinart lead the charge among final cuts (Yahoo! Sports)

Sep 4th - 7:28pm - Yahoo! Sports
As expected, Seattle Seahawks receiver T.J. Houshmandzadeh and Arizona Cardinals quarterback Matt Leinart were...

Bucs reach 53-man limit (The National Football Post)

Sep 4th - 7:00pm - Yahoo! Sports
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept all nine members of their 2010 draft class when the team’s final cuts to 53...

Bucs reach 53-man limit (The National Football Post)

Sep 4th - 7:00pm - Yahoo! Sports
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers kept all nine members of their 2010 draft class when the team’s final cuts to 53...

Complete List Of Bucs Roster Cuts

Sep 4th - 6:22pm - Tampa Tribune
  By ROY CUMMINGS rcummings@tampatrib.com TAMPA – The Bucs reached the 53-man roster limit Saturday by releasing 20 players. Here’s the list of those let go: *  CB Brandon Anderson * S Vince Anderson * RB Carlos Brown *…