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Week 1 Preview and Picks

Finally. We head into the NFL regular season week 1. Football fans have been waiting for this day since February 8th. What great matchups with the reloaded Cincinnati Bengals against the New England Patriots. The Indianapolis Colts squaring off with the Houston Texans. The Kevin Kolb led Philadelphia Eagles welcoming the Green Bay Packers. Dallas [...]

NFC South Preview 2010

The NFC South division has the unique distinction of having each team which finishes last one year, finishing first the next year in every year since it’s inception. That trend will end this year. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will not be winning the NFC South this year. Trust me. However, there will be a new [...]

Buccaneers acquire LeGarrette Blount

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continue their youth movement with two very very smart moves in the last 24 hours. The Buccaneers signed WR Dezmon Briscoe to the practice squad after several teams wanted him on waivers but the Bucs offered him more money. The Cincinnati Bengals drafted him in the 6th round, #191 overall and [...]

EX-Buccaneer Michael Clayton remains without work

Baltimore Ravens WR Mark Clayton has found work, he was traded to the St Louis Rams for late round draft considerations after the Ravens signed free agent WR T.J. Houshmandzadeh, but another Clayton, Mike Clayton hasn’t been so lucky. The LSU product which burst onto the scene for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2004 after [...]

Preseason wraps up, what did NFL fans learn?

The 5 weeks for preseason are over with, the wrangling for fantasy football sleepers are over, and now we are 4 days from putting toe to leather to kick off the NFL season, what did fans actually learn this preseason? Oh, there was a lot to be learned this preseason. 1.-Overpaid players which produce little [...]

Buccaneers dump Michael Clayton

September 4, 2010 by ericschmidt  
Filed under Latest News, NFC, NFC South, Tampa Bay Bucs

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are truly undergoing a rebuilding process, earlier this week they severed ties with underachieving RB Derrick Ward, and according to Adam Schefter, via Rick Stroud on Twitter, the Buccaneers have cut ties with WR Michael Clayton. This move comes as fantastic news to Buccaneers fans, as Clayton has long been an [...]

Former Buccaneers Derrick Ward to visit Texans

Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers RB Derrick Ward has a visit scheduled today with the Houston Texans and possibly the Seattle Seahawks. Derrick Ward was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers prior to the start of the 2009 season and was expected to split time in the backfield with Carnell Williams last season. However, Carnell Williams [...]

BREAKING-Buccaneers cut RB Derrick Ward

In 2007, Derrick Ward was a member of the New York Giants backfield which upset the unbeaten New England Patriots, along with Brandon Jacobs and Ahmad Bradshaw. At the conclusion of the 2008 season, Derrick Ward was a free agent and signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and today he finds himself out of work [...]

Bengals Bryant now wants even more money

Former Cincinnati Bengals WR Antonio Bryant collected a healthy check this weekend when he was released by the team, but now it appears that he wants even more more from the club. Antonio Bryant collected 6.95 million from the Cincinnati Bengals in the form of two roster bonuses and because he participated in the teams [...]

Just how bad are the Carolina Panthers? Bad.

So just how bad are the Carolina Panthers? Bad, really bad. According to the Charlotteobserver.com, the offense has failed to score a touchdown in 42 possessions this preseason. The Carolina Panthers are heading into the season with Matt Moore under center, return two of the best running backs in the league in DeAngelo Williams and [...]

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