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We have perhaps the busiest week of the offseason coming up and it's kicking into high gear already. Let's take a look at what's coming up. I'll be heading out to One Buccaneer Place shortly for the introductory news conference for cornerback Dar...

It looks as if the most anticipated trade of the offseason could be going down. Rich Cimini reports the New York Jets have given the Tampa Bay Buccaneers permission to bring in cornerback Darrelle Revis for a physical examination. Revis is coming ...

Thursday is one of the best days of the offseason. The 2013 NFL schedule will be released at 8 p.m. ET. I'll have an analysis piece on the schedule of each of the four NFC South teams soon after the announcement is made. Meantime, let's give yo...

Time for a quick run through some headlines from around the division: ATLANTA FALCONS The offseason program doesn't start for a few more weeks. But running back Steven Jackson already is working out on his own and this is the first time we've s...

Almost all of the offseason talk about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has focused on a defense that ranked No. 31 in the NFL last season. But there's one huge need on the other side of the ball that hasn't drawn a lot of talk. The Bucs need a pass-catch...

It won't be too long before NFC South players get back to work. Offseason programs don't start as early as they once did, due to changes in the collective bargaining agreement, but they'll be starting this month. The offseason program now is broke...

The first edition of the ESPN.com Power Rankings for the offseason are out, and I have to admit I'm more than a bit surprised by where two of the NFC South teams landed. The Atlanta Falcons came in at No. 4. That's down two spots from where the Fa...

In perhaps the biggest non-surprise of the offseason, tight end Tony Gonzalez reportedly has informed the Atlanta Falcons he wants to return for (at least) one more season. You could see that one coming from a mile away. Actually, I saw it coming ...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who should be the primary target (including trades) for each team when free agency begins? Atlanta Falcons. After releasing ve...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: How each NFC South team needs to address its quarterback position. Atlanta Falcons. The big story at the position this offseas...

Welcome to Eight in the Box, an NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Who will be each team's biggest salary-cap casualty this offseason? Atlanta Falcons. There already have been reports that the ...

Welcome to "Eight in the Box," a new NFL Nation feature that will appear each Friday during the offseason. This week's topic: Which free agent is essential for each team to keep from its 2012 roster? Atlanta Falcons: Left tackle Sam Baker. Keeping...

NEW ORLEANS -- Now that the Super Bowl is over, it's time to start thinking about the offseason. Free agency doesn't start until mid-March, but we might as well start the speculation process. And we might as well start it with an intriguing piece ...

We held our final NFC South chat of the regular season on Friday (don't worry, we'll still do the chat for all of the postseason and most of the offseason). Let's take a look at some of the team-by-team highlights. ATLANTA FALCONS Anthony (NJ):...

Some major news out of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday afternoon. All-Pro guard Carl Nicks, one of the team's major free-agent signings in the offseason has been placed on injured reserve. The team said Nicks will have surgery to repair a torn...

TAMPA, Fla. -- Through most of the offseason, just about everything the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have done has been geared toward helping quarterback Josh Freeman. The Bucs went out and got him a No. 1 receiver (Vincent Jackson), an all-purpose runnin...