Tampa Bay Buccaneers News

If Aaron Rodgers wasn't scrambling for his life every other snap, the Green Bay Packers would probably be in a better situation.

It's hard to get into Buccaneer Heaven. Among the trio of Buc quarterbacks this woebegone year, not one has won his wings, not one has a jersey hanging on the sales racks, or a bobble head.

One step forward, two steps back has morphed into four and one-third steps forward and six and two-thirds steps back for the hapless Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Coach Mike McCarthy hinted strongly that LT Chad Clifton and RT Mark Tauscher will start Sunday.

Though some tickets are still available, the Bucs-Packers game will not be blacked out on local TV, Tampa Bay Buccaneers spokesman Jeff Kamis said Thursday.

Brantley , eyeing Jets running back Freeman McNeil in a game at Shea Stadium, spent eight seasons playing for the Bucs and then 10 as their color analyst on radio broadcasts. [Associated Press ] Scot Brantley is one of the most familiar names in Tampa Bay are sports history.

Thom Stork displays one of the Go for O T-shirts he and his friends had printed in 1977 to commemorate the 0-26 Bucs.

GREEN BAY, Wis. a ' Just when it might seem a break is on the way, a new challenge emerges.

You would expect a young gunslinger such as Bucs rookie quarterback Josh Freeman to come out firing.

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.

The Kelly Campbell saga took an interesting twist for the Edmonton Eskimos on Tuesday.

Following is a scouting report on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers based on interviews with several coaches and scouts whose teams recently played them.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed kicker Connor Barth and released kicker Shane Andrus.

Carolina's DeAngelo Williams breaks to the outside as Tampa Bay's Barrett Ruud and Ronde Barber defend.

The words still roll smoothly off the tongue of Raheem Morris. Tough. Physical. Violent. Practice in pads.

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.

Franchise quarterbacks in the NFL should come boxed in bubble wrap with a warning label: Handle with care.

As Brandon Meriweather was sitting in front of his locker at Gillette Stadium last night, he flipped through a copy of the program printed for the Patriots' game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday in London.

Minutes after the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers dispersed for a four-day, bye-week break, rookie coach Raheem Morris was asked how his players were holding up under the strain of an 0-7 start.

The Bucs conducted their final bye week workout with a full-pads practice Thursday at One Buc Place.