Bruce Gradkowski was a sixth-round pick of the Bucs in 2006 and started 11 games as a rookie, winning three. Coach Jon Gruden stuck with Gradkowski during a 4-12 season, but he was mostly ineffective and was benched for Tim Rattay for the final two games. ...more

November 20, 2009

Ronnie Brown's season is over for the Dolphins. Miami's leading rusher was placed on injured reserve Wednesday because of a foot injury - his second season-ending injury in three years. ...more

November 19, 2009

A tape breakdown of the Bucs' victory against the Packers revealed that Green Bay defensive coordinator Dom Capers took it rather easy on Tampa Bay rookie quarterback Josh Freeman last Sunday. ...more

November 12, 2009

JETS ...38 RAIDERS ...0 Mark Sanchez shook off the worst start of his young career by running for one touchdown and throwing for another, fellow-rookie Shonn Greene ran for 144 yards and two scores and New York snapped a three-game losing streak. It was a low-pressure day for Sanchez, who started two of his first three drives for the Jets at the Oakland 4 after turnovers by JaMarcus Russell. Those mistakes led to touchdown runs by Thomas Jones and Sanchez, and played a role in Oakland coach Tom Cable's decision to bench the former No. 1 overall pick in the second quarter for former Buc Bruce Gradkowski. ...more

October 26, 2009

TAMPA – Josh Freeman has made his first important decision as a Buccaneer quarterback. ...more

April 28, 2009

The Steelers have no knowledge that Ben Roethlisberger played the Super Bowl with two broken ribs, as the quarterback told a Web site. ...more

February 10, 2009

MEMORABLE MOMENTS Five things to remember from Jon Gruden's tenure: •Coaching Clinic - Gruden owned the 2002 postseason. His clinical game plan in the NFC Championship Game stunned the Eagles and closed down Veterans Stadium. And the Raiders still don't know what hit them in Super Bowl XXXVII. ...more

January 17, 2009

Super Bowl hero Plaxico Burress is done for the year. The New York Giants fined and suspended Burress on Tuesday for four games - the rest of the regular season - after he accidentally shot himself in the right thigh over the weekend at a Manhattan nightclub. The team also placed him on the reserve non-football injury list, which means the wide receiver can't come back for playoffs, either. ...more

December 3, 2008

Bucs coach Jon Gruden never has been a big fan of statistics. He's a bottom-line kind of guy. That's what he threw out as a defense when the play of his starting quarterback came under scrutiny Monday. ...more

September 30, 2008

Your first year on the job is a blast, but then you throw your back out. You find yourself in traction, stuck on disability leave until doctors clear you to return to the office. ...more

August 4, 2008