Luke McCown

The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers have changed starting quarterbacks again, with rookie Josh Freeman taking over the offense. Freeman was the 17th pick in the first round of this year's draft. He made his NFL debut last Sunday, playing two series in the fourth quarter of a 35-7 loss to the Patriots in London. "It's definitely something I've been working toward. It's finally going to be great to get an opportunity to step out there and do something," the former Kansas State standout said Wednesday. "My mind-set right now is to prepare the best I can and then go out and do what I ... Read Full Story

From Buccaneers.com, Statement Regarding False Report Oct 29, 2009 - Statement by Joel Glazer, Co-Chairman, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: “The report today by WDAE’s Dan Sileo about our family and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is 100 percent false. "The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are not, nor have they ever been for sale. In addition, our family or any of our related companies have never invested one penny with Bernie Madoff. "The report is baseless, irresponsible and slanderous. This type of behavior by Mr. Sileo and his company Clear Channel will be dealt with in the appropriate manner.” I find this response to be a bit odd. ... Read Full Story

Byron Leftwich has won Tampa Bay's prolonged quarterback derby by beating out Luke McCown. Leftwich will start the team's regular-season opener against the Dallas Cowboys. Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris announced the selection after practice Saturday, saying Leftwich had an edge over McCown heading into training camp and held it with steady — if unspectacular — play through three preseason games. Morris had hoped to choose a starter before the third preseason game. The first-year coach extended the competition after McCown closed the gap with a stronger performance in the second game. Although neither quarterback sparkled in Thursday's 10-6 loss to Miami, Leftwich did enough ... Read Full Story

The Bucs Friday shipped out former first round pick Gaines Adams to the Bears. Here’s the story about the deal from the teams official website: With the NFL’s trade deadline looming four days away, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers made a bold move on Friday evening, trading Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears. The Buccaneers netted a second-round pick in the 2010 draft in exchange for the third-year defensive end. Adams, a first-round pick out of Clemson in 2007, has started each of the Bucs’ first five games at right defensive end and has contributed 14 tackles and one sack. He has played in 37 ... Read Full Story

TAMPA, Fla. — With hip-hop music blaring in the background, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers took the field for the first time under Raheem Morris, who had just as much pep in his step as the players. “Coach Gruden’s playbook was 6 inches thick. This one’s 3 inches thick. There’s still a lot to learn, to get good at. I feel like I had mastered Gruden’s offense, so there’s a lot I need to forget in learning a new system.” – Luke McCown “I need a little bounce,” the NFL’s youngest head coach said Tuesday after leading the Bucs through two of five workouts planned ... Read Full Story