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Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib's absence from the early part of practice Wednesday was injury related.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:58 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 10:58 p.m. TAMPA For Doug Williams, it didn't matter he was going to a team that had won just two games in its two-year history.

Defensive coordinator Jim Bates said putting pressure on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers on Sunday will be "as important as anything we do." Bates believes the line is coming off one of its better pass-rush performances.

With a road game against the Redskins this weekend, the Bucs defense hopes to build on the good it found in Sunday's loss to the Giants - and find a way to improve on the bad.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers re-signed versatile offensive lineman Sean Mahan today, the same day it was learned starting center Jeff Faine will miss several games with a triceps injury.

Before Raheem Morris became head coach, he was given one piece of advice on how to fix the Bucs.

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.

I don't know if 32-year-old Raheem Morris is truly ready to be an NFL head coach, and I don't think Bill Belichick could win with the group of Buccaneers with which Morris debuts.

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.

A week into training camp, the mysterious absence of Arron Sears continues to serve as a shadowy backdrop for the 2009 Buccaneers.

Aug 10, 2009 - Cancel the rest of training camp! The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 2009 depth chart has been set.

To no one's surprise, G Arron Sears not only failed to report to training camp on Friday, but team officials are unsure if he will join the team this season.

RUSSELLVILLE, Ala. - When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held offseason workouts in mid March, guard Arron Sears was there.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are next in our series of team-by-team mailbags. Yansen C in Sergeant Bluff writes: Hey pat, keep up the good work.

When the Bucs walked off the field Wednesday for the last time until training camp, coaches found reason to feel encouraged by what was accomplished during the long and tumultuous offseason.

TheA nature ofA offensive guard Arron Sears' personal situationA that prompted him to beA a no-showA this week for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' mandatory minicampA remains a mystery .

The first day of Tampa Bay's mandatory mini-camp was packed with news. Arron Sears was a no-show. At first, head coach Raheem Morris said Sears' absence was "unexcused." Later, the organization flip-flopped and announced that he was indeed "excused... by Tom Edrington 16 reads The first day of Tampa Bay's mandatory mini-camp was packed with news.

Although Arron Sears has built a reputation as one of the NFC's better young guards, sources say the Buccaneers are comfortable going into the season with Jeremy Zuttah starting at left guard instead of Sears, who has been absent from recent offseason activities while dealing with what head coach Raheem Morris has called "a private matter." Zuttah, ...

Jun 02, 2009 - Jermaine Phillips arrived in the NFL in 2002 as a fifth-round pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

It is simply NOT a scenario the Tampa Bay Buccaneers want to contemplate. Arron Sears has been a mainstay on the offensive line since he was selected in the second round of the 2007 draft out of Tennessee... by Tom Edrington 50 reads Breaking News It is simply NOT a scenario the Tampa Bay Buccaneers want to contemplate.