Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFL News - Buccaneers Football Blog http://www.buccaneerslocker.com We're not fooling around when we tell you that in order to follow the Tampa Bay Buccaneers the right way, it is downright mandatory to grab on to BuccaneersLocker.com and not let go. No one stays up-to-date on the Bucs like we do, as we bring you news you can use, stats that will help you in your fantasy standings, and betting information that ranks right up there with the best available. You're right there for every game on the schedule, and if you want to be there in person, dressed to the nines, you can get great deals on tickets for Raymond James Stadium and on Buccaneer gear and apparel. Read some insightful commentary or register some of your own commentary. You know you can't resist. It's all about the Bucs! Make sure you come back to BuccaneersLocker.com and make it part of your daily menu! Fri, 11 May 2012 15:49:22 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 DE Da’Quan Bowers of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has torn his Achilles tendon http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/11/de-daquan-bowers-of-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-has-torn-his-achilles-tendon/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/11/de-daquan-bowers-of-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-has-torn-his-achilles-tendon/#comments Fri, 11 May 2012 15:49:22 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=839 22-year old DE Da’Quan Bowers has torn his Achilles tendon in practice.  He will have surgery to repair it soon and he will likely miss the entire 2012 season.  Bowers played in all 16 games as a rookie for the Bucs last year and he had 25 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 9 tackles for a loss, 1 fumble recovery and 4 passes defensed.  This is a blow to the Bucs’ D as they had high hopes for Bowers in 2012.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/11/de-daquan-bowers-of-the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-has-torn-his-achilles-tendon/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign WR Tiquan Underwood http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/08/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-wr-tiquan-underwood/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/08/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-wr-tiquan-underwood/#comments Tue, 08 May 2012 03:36:56 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=836 The Bucs have signed 25-year old WR Tiquan Underwood.  Underwood played in 6 games for the Patriots last year and he caught 3 passes for 30 yards (10.0 avg).  He has now played in 19 games in his first three years in the NFL and he has caught 11 passes for 141 yards (12.8 avg).  Underwood has also returned 26 kickoffs for 599 yards (23.0 avg) so far in his NFL career.  The Bucs can use a player like Underwood, so I like this pickup for them.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/08/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-wr-tiquan-underwood/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign DE Hilee Taylor http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-de-hilee-taylor/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-de-hilee-taylor/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:40:50 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=833 The Buccaneers have signed 25-year old DE Hilee Taylor.  Taylor hasn’t played in the NFL since 2009.  Taylor played in 16 games in two years for the Carolina Panthers (2008, 2009) and he has 6 tackles, 1 sack and 1 fumble recovery.  Taylor is worth taking a chance on as the Bucs will just cut him if things don’t work out.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-de-hilee-taylor/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign CB Derrick Roberson http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-cb-derrick-roberson/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-cb-derrick-roberson/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:38:21 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=831 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed 26-year old CB Derrick Roberson.  Roberson didn’t play in any games in the NFL last year.  He has played in 8 games in his first two years in the NFL and he has 3 tackles and 2 passes defensed.  Roberson played for the Buccaneers back in 2009, appearing in 6 games in which he had 3 tackles and 2 passes defensed.  It’s no small coincidence that Roberson is getting another chance in Tampa as he played his college ball at Rutgers under new Bucs’ head coach Greg Schiano.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-cb-derrick-roberson/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign QB Jordan Jefferson http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-qb-jordan-jefferson/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-qb-jordan-jefferson/#comments Mon, 07 May 2012 19:35:15 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=829 The Buccaneers have signed 21-year old undrafted rookie QB Jordan Jefferson.  Jefferson completed 61 of 100 passes (61%) for 737 yards with 6 TD passes and 2 INTs at LSU last year.  He played four years at LSU in which he completed 397 of 678 passes (58.6%) for 4,733 yards with 34 TD passes and 20 INTs.  Jefferson could turn into a nice developmental #3 QB for the Buccaneers, so I like this signing for them.

UPDATE:  (5/11/2012) – The Buccaneers have released Jordan Jefferson.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/07/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-qb-jordan-jefferson/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers sign DT Gary Gibson http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/04/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-dt-gary-gibson/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/04/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-dt-gary-gibson/#comments Fri, 04 May 2012 00:50:42 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=827 The Buccaneers have signed 29-year old DT Gary Gibson to a 2-year, $2 million dollar deal.  Gibson played in all 16 games for the Rams last year and he had 16 tackles, 3 sacks, 2 passes defensed and 1 tackle for a loss.  He has now played in 49 games in his first five years in the NFL and he has 55 tackles, 3 sacks, 5 passes defensed and 4 tackles for a loss.  This was a solid pickup for the Bucs, as Gibson will give them solid depth up front.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/04/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-sign-dt-gary-gibson/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers release DT John McCargo http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-release-dt-john-mccargo/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-release-dt-john-mccargo/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:24:21 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=825 The Buccaneers have released 28-year old DT John McCargo.  McCargo played in 4 games for the Buccaneers last year  and he had only 5 tackles.  McCargo has played in 37 games in his first six years in the NFL and he has 52 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 6 tackles for a loss, 1 forced fumble, 1 fumble recovery and 5 passes defensed.  This isn’t much of a loss for the Bucs.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-release-dt-john-mccargo/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked TE Drake Dunsmore in the 7th round http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-picked-te-drake-dunsmore-in-the-7th-round/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-picked-te-drake-dunsmore-in-the-7th-round/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:21:51 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=823 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected TE Drake Dunsmore with the 223rd overall pick (7th round) of the 2012 NFL Draft.  Dunsmore is more than a little injury prone but he’s a good receiver over the middle of the field when he is healthy.  He is 6’3″, 235 pounds and he runs a 4.69 40.  Dunsmore played in 13 games (11 starts) at Northwestern last year and he caught 45 passes for 522 yards (11.6 avg) with 6 TD grabs.  He had 143 catches for 1,567 yards (11.0 avg) with 14 TD grabs in his four years at Northwestern.  This pick was a reach for the Bucs.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-picked-te-drake-dunsmore-in-the-7th-round/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took RB Michael Smith in the 7th round http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-took-rb-michael-smith-in-the-7th-round/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-took-rb-michael-smith-in-the-7th-round/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:15:31 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=821 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected RB Michael Smith out of Utah State with the 212th overall pick (7th round) of the 2012 NFL Draft.  Smith is 5’8″, 206 pounds and he runs an amazingly fast 4.32 40.  Smith is likely going to be used on special teams and a change of pace role for the Bucs due to his elite speed.  Smith played in 13 games (5 starts) for Utah State last year and he carried the ball 114 times for 870 yards (7.6 ypc) with 9 TD runs.  He also caught 16 passes for 181 yards (11.3 avg) with 2 TD grabs last year.  Smith played in 28 games (13 starts) in his three years at Utah State and he carried the ball 184 times for 1,313 yards (7.1 ypc) with 15 TD runs.  He also caught 38 passes for 424 yards (11.2 avg) with 1 TD grab at Utah State.  I really like this pick for the Bucs as Smith has really rare speed.

]]> http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-took-rb-michael-smith-in-the-7th-round/feed/ 0 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers picked CB Keith Tandy in the 6th round http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-picked-cb-keith-tandy-in-the-6th-round/ http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/2012/05/03/the-tampa-bay-buccaneers-picked-cb-keith-tandy-in-the-6th-round/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:01:03 +0000 admin http://www.buccaneerslocker.com/?p=819 The Tampa Bay Buccaneers selected CB Keith Tandy out of West Virginia with the 174th overall pick (6th round) of the 2012 NFL Draft.  Tandy was a college roommate of LB Najee Goode, who the Bucs drafted in the 5th round.  Tandy is 5’10″, 202 pounds and he runs a 4.55 40.  Tandy is a willing run supporter and he also makes plays on the ball in the passing game.  He is not fast though, so he’s much better in a zone with help over the top than playing WRs one on one.  Tandy is also a solid special teams player, which could get him on the field in 2012 for the Bucs.  Tandy played in 13 games (all starts) for the Mountaineers last year and he had 64 tackles, 9 passes broken up and 4 interceptions.  Tandy played in 45 games (40 starts) in his four years at West Virginia and he had 188 tackles, 24 passes broken up, 13 interceptions, 1 forced fumble and 1 fumble recovery.  This was a solid pick for the Bucs as Tandy was projected to be long gone by the sixth round.

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