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Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

9-7-0, 3rd NFC South

 2009 NFL Draft Results
Rd   Pk (Ov)   Player Pos   School   Notes 
  17 (17)  Josh Freeman  *  QB  Kansas St.  (from N.Y. Jets through Cleveland)
  17 (81)  Roy Miller  *  DT  Texas 
  17 (117)  Kyle Moore  *  DE  USC  (from Dallas)
  19 (155)  Xavier Fulton    OL  Illinois 
  8 (217)  E.J. Biggers    CB  Western Michigan  (from Jacksonville)
  24 (233)  Sammie Stroughter  *  WR  Oregon St.  (from Ravens)
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Tennessee Titans Aug 15, 2009 at Tennessee, 8:00 pm 
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Last Meeting: Oct 14, 2007, W 13-10 
 News

NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq in first USO trip

NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq in first USO trip
RACHEL COHEN, Jul 3, 2009
The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq. "They kept thanking us," said the Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher. "We kept thanking them." Fisher, the New York Giants' Tom Coughlin, the Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden are... ...More
 • Rumor: Bears appear to be ending pursuit of Plaxico Burress - Jul 3 (Yahoo! Sports)
 • Sources: Burress, Vick likely to get stiff penalties - Jun 29 (Yahoo! Sports)
 •  Between the Lines Jun 28 (Hernando Today)*
 •  Sarasota's Saunders moving toward GM spot Jun 28 (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)*
 • Rumor: Rosenhaus claims five teams still interested in Burress - Jun 27 (Yahoo! Sports)
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 Team Report

Buccaneers Team Report

Buccaneers Team Report Jul 2, 2009

Josh Freeman is the Bucs' quarterback of the future. But is the future now?

That's the question the Bucs were wrestling with at the end of minicamp.

Freeman, the 17th overall pick from Kansas State, entered the draft as a true junior.

The Bucs' initial plan was to bring Freeman along slowly. But first-year head coach Raheem Morris and first-year Mark Dominik might have about a two-year window to turn the team into winners again after ridding the team of many veterans, including linebackers Derrick Brooks and Cato June and running back Warrick Dunn.

The sooner Freeman gets on the field and proves he can be a franchise quarterback, the better the odds Morris and Dominik will plant roots in their current positions.

Bucs officials will decide a week ...More

 
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FILE - In this Sept. 28, 2008, file photo, Green Bay Packers' Greg Jennings(notes) celebrates after scoring his second touchdown against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the second half of an NFL football game in Tampa, Fla. Jennings and the Packers agreed to  a three-year, $27 million contract extension on Wednesday, June 24, 2009, and he didn't have to boycott the offseason program or training camp to get it.
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(AP Photo/Chris O'Meara, File)
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 2009 Scores and Schedule
 Preseason
 Sat 8/15 at Tennessee 8:00 pm
 Sat 8/22 at Jacksonville 7:30 pm
 Thu 8/27 Miami 8:00 pm
 Fri 9/4 Houston 7:00 pm
 Regular Season
 Sun 9/13 Dallas 1:00 pm
 Sun 9/20 at Buffalo 4:05 pm
 Sun 9/27 NY Giants 1:00 pm
 Sun 10/4 at Washington 1:00 pm
 Sun 10/11 at Philadelphia 1:00 pm
 Sun 10/18 Carolina 1:00 pm
 Sun 10/25 New England 1:00 pm
  bye 
 Sun 11/8 Green Bay 1:00 pm
 Sun 11/15 at Miami 1:00 pm
 Sun 11/22 New Orleans 1:00 pm
 Sun 11/29 at Atlanta 1:00 pm
 Sun 12/6 at Carolina 1:00 pm
 Sun 12/13 NY Jets 1:00 pm
 Sun 12/20 at Seattle 4:15 pm
 Sun 12/27 at New Orleans 1:00 pm
 Sun 1/3 Atlanta 1:00 pm
 NFC South Standings
W-L-T PF PA
 y-Carolina 12-4-0 414 329
 x-Atlanta 11-5-0 391 325
 Tampa Bay 9-7-0 361 323
 New Orleans 8-8-0 463 393
 Complete Standings
 2008 Team Stats (Game averages)
  Pts Yds Pass Rush  
 Offense22.6 341.0 226.2 114.8  
 Defense20.2 306.1 187.3 118.8  
 2008 Individual Leaders
 Passing Comp Att Yds TD  
 J. Garcia244 376 2712 12  
 Rushing Rush Yds Y/G TD  
 W. Dunn186 786 52.4 2  
 E. Graham132 563 56.3 4  
 Receiving Rec Yds Y/G TD  
 A. Bryant83 1248 78.0 7  
 M. Clayton38 484 32.3 1  
 Complete Team Statistics