Donald Penn News

Even in this season of despair, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have every reason to walk around town feeling special.

Talented and troubled guard Arron Sears rejoined the Bucs on Wednesday, but his return to the playing field might not occur until next season.

TAMPA It was a day of celebration Sunday afternoon at Raymond James Stadium with the induction of Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon into the new Ring of Honor at halftime.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas We'll start today's mailbags off with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers , who have a bye this weekend.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting cornerback Aqib Talib was charged this afternoon for striking a cab driver two months ago, the Pinellas County State Attorney's Office said.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback B.J. Askew is out of Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers with back and neck injuries.

Nineteen months after joining the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent, Jimmy Wilkerson arrived on Sunday.

Bucs receiver Michael Clayton sits on the field after not coming up with a catch on fourth and 2 against Eagles cornerback Sheldon Brown in the first quarter.

Published: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 at 10:15 p.m. TAMPA Donald Penn is playing like he deserves to be the next Buccaneer to receive a franchise tag and get a huge pay raise, a reward the Tampa Bay management has thus far begrudged its unheralded standout left tackle.

Talk of the town Five topics suitable for inane debate on talk radio. 1. Keep the throwback jerseys handy: At 0-5, you can not seriously talk about a winless season.

A PHILADELPHIA _ When Raheem MorrisA scans the winless Buccaneers roster for players who can catch passes after Michael Clayton and Antonio Bryant dropped five balls between them on Sunday, rest assured that Donald Penn will not be a candidate.

Bucs coach Raheem Morris and his offensive linemen agree on this much: Last weekend's performance up front has to improve no matter who plays quarterback or runs the ball.

Bucs quarterback Josh Johnson runs for a first down during the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the New York Giants at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

Alex Marvez is a Senior NFL Writer for FOXSports.com. He's covered the NFL for 14 seasons as a beat writer and is the president of the Pro Football Writers of America.

Now week 2 might be another story,,,,,,but don't let this BUC's contest become a trap game for you.

In the spring of 2006, Coach Jon Gruden, general manager Bruce Allen and offensive line coach Bill Muir looked at each other and agreed on one central point a ' this can't go on.

Apparently, the cold business of professional football tends to prepare you for just about anything.

Since the Buccaneers cleaned house back in early January, the football pundits have claimed that the Buccaneers will be one of the worst teams in football in 2009.

The inception of the zone blocking scheme by new Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski appears to have sparked a revival of promise in the Buccaneers' running attack.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib was held out of practice Thursday after police say he punched a taxi driver and was jailed on charges of simple battery and resisting arrest without violence.