Ronde Barber and Davin Joseph were selected as first alternates for this year's Pro Bowl in Honolulu. ...more

January 14, 2009

The Bucs' owners don't speak publicly often, so Bucs general manager Bruce Allen spoke for them Friday. From the sound of things, the owners aren't happy with the state of their football team. ...more

January 10, 2009

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers owners don't speak publicly very often, so Bucs general manager Bruce Allen spoke for them Friday. From the sound of things, the owners aren't very happy with the state of their football team. ...more

January 9, 2009

QUARTERBACK The Bucs have a real quandary here. Their best quarterback remains Jeff Garcia, but he posted a disappointing 63.9 passer rating in the fourth quarter, turns 39 in February and will be a free agent in March. The Bucs might like to move on, but they are not sure about backup Luke McCown, also due to become a free agent, and rookie Josh Johnson isn't ready yet. Backup Brian Griese remains under contract. Given the circumstances, the Bucs could look to add someone through free agency and possibly the draft. Failing that, look for Garcia to come back as the "starter," but with competition for his job to be more wide open. ...more

December 30, 2008

This is not how Derrick Brooks wanted it to end, with his long-vaunted defense trapped in the throes of arguably its worst slump. ...more

December 28, 2008

Bucs coach Jon Gruden saw to it that secondary coach Raheem Morris had a very merry Christmas this year. ...more

December 26, 2008

The Bucs on Thursday ended the mystery regarding who will replace Monte Kiffin as their defensive coordinator by naming secondary coach Raheem Morris Kiffin's successor. ...more

December 25, 2008

Monte Kiffin, who hasn't left for Knoxville (really, he hasn't) stood near the exit to the Bucs locker room Sunday. ...more

December 22, 2008

Like that fourth-quarter pass to Ike Hilliard, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' playoff fate has slipped through their hands. ...more

December 21, 2008

Bucs defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin finally told the football world Sunday what most of its residents have suspected for weeks - he's leaving the team at the end of the season to join his son Lane at the University of Tennessee. ...more

December 14, 2008