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TAMPA, Fla. -- When it comes right down to it, not all that much has changed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this offseason. Sure, they made the blockbuster trade for cornerback Darrelle Revis, signed free-agent safety Dashon Goldson to a big contra...

This really has been true for only five weeks, but I don't think I'm going out on a limb by saying the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have the most exciting offense in franchise history and they have a true franchise quarterback for the first time. ...

Thoughts on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 34-24 victory over the San Diego Chargers on Sunday at Raymond James Stadium: What it means: The Bucs are 5-4. For a young team with a rookie NFL head coach in Greg Schiano, it is hugely significant to be over...

I'm just glancing through the NFL's official Record & Fact Book for 2012 and I stumbled up on an area that I think is worth discussing: retired numbers. The NFC South has only eight of them. The Chicago Bears have 13 retired numbers. The San F...

METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints are scheduled to have another minicamp session in just about an hour (the team already has said this practice will be held indoors and won't be open to the public). Before I head off to practice, let's take a q...

Offensive tackle Paul Gruber reportedly will be the next player inducted into the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Ring of Honor. That's a great choice. Gruber belongs in the Ring of Honor with John McKay, Lee Roy Selmon and Jimmie Giles. Gruber was the consu...

TAMPA, Fla. -- If you scoured the stands of Raymond James Stadium on any game day over the past few seasons, you would have seen more replica jerseys for guys like Derrick Brooks, Mike Alstott, John Lynch and Warren Sapp than any of the current Tampa...

TAMPA, Fla. -- I remember precisely where I was the moment Lee Roy Selmon was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. I was standing outside a hotel ballroom in Miami in 1995. It was the day before the Super Bowl. A few minutes after the privile...

The NFC South mailbag got pretty full while I took my last bit of time off before training camps open, so let's go ahead and get to some of your questions. Jordan in New Orleans wrote to ask if Reggie Bush could be primed for a big season if he st...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Of all the hundreds -- maybe thousands -- of moments Jimmie Giles could have picked as his favorite with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, this one's definitely not the cleanest. It also may surprise you a bit at first. "Wrestling in the mu...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have said they'll make an announcement Wednesday about the next inductee to their Ring of Honor. They won't officially say who it is yet, but the St. Petersburg Times is reporting that it's former tight end Jimmie Giles an...

What key event significantly changed the fortunes of the Buccaneers - for better or worse? Give us your take and we'll give you our definitive moment on May 25. Coming into the NFL as an expansion team in 1976, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost a ridi...

Let's take a run through some headlines around the NFC South. Tampa Bay defensive end Kyle Moore makes it sound like it's going to cost rookie Adrian Clayborn some money to get his jersey (No. 94). Moore better get as much as he can because the ar...

The National Football League announced that it will let 32 former players announcing picks, starting in the second round, during next week's NFL draft. The plan is for the former players to announce second-round picks, but the Carolina Panthers fa...

I said last week the Carolina Panthers need to take Auburn quarterback Cam Newton with the first overall pick in the upcoming draft. I also said there are pretty good indications the Panthers are at least giving very serious thought to using the pick...

Doug Williams, who is returning for a second stint as head coach at Grambling State University, took some strong shots at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, particularly general manager Mark Dominik, in this story by The St. Petersburg Times. Williams had ...