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TAMPA, Fla. -- When your pass defense (almost all by itself) sinks an entire season, there's only one thing to do. You go overboard to fix it. That's the approach the Tampa Bay Buccaneers followed Friday night as they drafted Mississippi State cor...

With free agency slowing to a trickle, here's how I see the projected starting lineup for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers heading into the NFL draft: OFFENSE WR Vincent Jackson LT Donald Penn LG Carl Nicks C Jeremy Zuttah G Davin Joseph ...

Tampa Bay cornerback Leonard Johnson, who went undrafted but got a lot of playing time as a rookie, earned the most of any of the Buccaneers in the NFL's 2012 performance-based pool. Johnson earned an extra $227,000, according to league sources. ...

While seemingly every NFL team is denying interest in New York Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis, there is one team that should be going after him. I say put Revis Island on Davis Islands. That's the tandem of islands in the shadows of downtown Ta...

The knock on Tampa Bay defensive tackle Gerald McCoy in his first two seasons was that he couldn't stay on the field. Arm injuries ended each of McCoy's first two seasons prematurely and there was talk the former No. 3 overall draft choice was a b...

The practice reports are coming in very fast from all around the division this Wednesday afternoon. So let's run quickly through a bunch of news and notes from all precincts. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS It appears as if cornerback Anthony Gaitor, who ...

Time for a look at some odds and ends from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS D. Orlando Ledbetter writes that the Falcons, who already have clinched the NFC South, aren't planning on letting up. That's exactly the attitude I'd expect from th...

FALLING Tampa Bay's pass rush. Aside from a cornerback blitz by E.J. Biggers, the Bucs put almost no pressure on Matt Ryan on Sunday. Michael Bennett has put himself in position for a nice contract extension or a decent deal somewhere else. But Be...

All of a sudden, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' splashy free-agent class isn't looking quite as good as it did back in March, or even September or October. A little more luster came off the class Monday as coach Greg Schiano said that cornerback Eric W...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Go back and watch just about any Atlanta Falcons game this season and you'll walk away with as many questions as answers. They win almost every week, but the way they do it makes you wonder if it's a mirage. Are we getting set up...

Let's get an update on the most significant injuries from around the NFC South. TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Coach Greg Schiano said it's too early to tell if cornerback Eric Wright, who did not practice Wednesday, will be able to play Sunday. Wright h...

During Friday's NFC South chat, I got a couple of persistent questions from Tampa Bay fans. One had to do with why the Bucs traded away their best cornerback (Aqib Talib) in the middle of the season. I've answered that multiple times and I'll do i...

I just got settled back into NFC South Blog headquarters, so let's take a run through the top headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS Veteran center Todd McClure said the woes in the running game aren't all due to the five offensive...

Let's take a look at some statistical superlatives on Tampa Bay's 34-24 victory against San Diego on Sunday with some help from ESPN Stats & Information and the Buccaneers' media relations department. Josh Freeman became the first Tampa Bay quart...

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...

Josh Freeman threw two touchdown passes and the surging Buccaneers scored on a blocked punt and Leonard Johnson's 83-yard interception return to beat the Chargers 34-24 for their third straight win Sunday.