Happy to return to the Bucs for another year, receiver Antonio Bryant pulled himself from the shelves of the NFL's free-agent marketplace before the market even opened Thursday. ...more

February 27, 2009

It is already established that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be vastly different this fall. What isn't so clear is whether that difference will lead to enjoyable Sunday afternoons for their legions of fans or whether they've just created the kind of team that will make pewter people want to hide their eyes. ...more

February 26, 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers desperately need to break their trend of having only one good receiver a year. ...more

February 26, 2009

If it were up to the fans, the Bucs would turn over the reins of the offense to a quarterback who threw only one pass in 2008, but they would keep the majority of the roster intact from a team that lost its last four games to miss the playoffs. ...more

February 23, 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers desperately need to break their trend of having only one good receiver a year. ...more

February 22, 2009

A day after placing the franchise tag on Antonio Bryant, the Bucs turned their attention to their other potential free agents. Bryant is fine with that - as long as the Bucs eventually turn their attention back to the business of signing him to a long-term deal. ...more

February 20, 2009

TAMPA – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have apparently given receiver Antonio Bryant an offer he plans to refuse, according to his agent. Bryant sought a long-term deal with the Bucs, but Tampa Bay put a franchise tag on him Wednesday, guaranteeing him a salary of $9.88 million in 2009. Bryant's agent, Lamont Smith, said the receiver is unhappy about not having more security. ...more

February 19, 2009

We've all seen "The Catch" over and over again – the sight of Antonio Bryant flying through space to make a one-handed grab for a touchdown against Carolina this past season. It was arguably the finest catch in Tampa Bay Buccaneers history, but it was just one of 83 catches he made. He was basically their only weapon. So it was obviously the top priority for the new regime at One Buc to make sure Bryant was back for next season, a mission accomplished Wednesday when the Bucs placed the "franchise player" restriction on him. ...more

February 19, 2009

INDIANAPOLIS – Antonio Bryant will play for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2009 or he won't play at all. ...more

February 18, 2009

The clock is ticking on the Bucs and receiver Antonio Bryant. If the two parties haven't reached an agreement on a new contract by 4 p.m. Thursday, Tampa Bay will have to make a decision whether to place the franchise tag on Bryant. ...more

February 18, 2009