Luke McCown

The winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers have changed starting quarterbacks again, with rookie Josh Freeman taking over the offense.Freeman was t 19 Vote(s) Read Full Story

Pro Football Weekly reports that the Bucs have inked Josh Freeman to his rookie deal: Buccaneers rookie Josh Freeman won’t have to worry about falling behind in the team’s quarterback competition because of a contract holdout. Freeman, the 17th overall pick this year, signed a five-year deal around 1:30 a.m. ET on Friday morning, according to the Bucs’ website, and will be in uniform for the first practice of training camp. An ESPN report indicates the contract is worth $36 million with... Read Full Story

Jackson was a second-round draft pick out of Appalachian State in 2008. He appeared in the first seven games of last season, primarily as a kick returner. The Bucs announced the move before practice Monday. Jackson didn't have any receptions as a rookie and has been slowed this preseason by an ankle injury. Read Full Story

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. Leftwich is 24-22 as a starter in six NFL seasons. Read Full Story

Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB Luke McCown is one of three QBs on the Bucs' roster. The other two are Brian Griese and Josh Johnson. Of the three current QBs on the team, McCown is the most likely to earn the starting QB gig. That being said, he doesn't buy into the "my team" thing. "I don't buy into the whole, "This is my team. This is that guy's team,'' McCown said. " This is our team . We're a young team, we got young real fast. We lost a lot of key veteran guys that have been here for 14... Read Full Story

Byron Leftwich has won the Buccaneers' prolonged quarterback derby by beating out Luke McCown and will start the team's regular-season opener against 6 Vote(s) Read Full Story

Luke McCown is sticking around with the Bucs, and he thinks that he could have a shot at being the starting QB next season for Tampa Bay. The Bucs QB signed a two-year deal to stay with the Bucs, and told Pewter Report that he thinks he’ll get a chance to compete for the starting job. “I’ll get a chance to compete,” McCown said. “I’ll compete for the starting job, and I’ll do everything I can to win it.” McCown, who would have become a free agent on February 27, re-signed with the Bucs... Read Full Story

Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris informed his team this morning that Byron Leftwich beat out Luke McCown for the starting quarterback jo 18 Vote(s) 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 ... 13 Vote(s) Read Full Story

The race for Tampa Bay's starting quarterback job may finally have a clear-cut winner. Given roughly the same amount of playing ... 5 Vote(s) Read Full Story