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Tampa Bay Bucs head coach Jon Gruden has been fired. The Bucs released a statement today saying coach Gruden and GM Bruce Allen had been “dismissed” (it sounds better than fired) and co-chairman Joel Glazer said:
“We will be forever grateful to Jon for bringing us the Super Bowl title, and we thank Bruce for his contributions to our franchise. However after careful consideration, we feel that this decision is in the best interest of our organization moving forward.”
“Forever grateful” sometimes means “don’t let the door hit you in the butt on your way out.” There …read more

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Tampa Bay Bucs kicker Matt Bryant tragically lost his infant son Matthew Tryson this past week. In fact, the funeral was only yesterday. Thus, I can’t even imagine what he must have been going through to not only show up for work today but to score 12 points (three field goals and three extra points) to emotionally and literally lead the Bucs to a 30-21 win over the Packers. After the game, Matt was obviously emotional but willing to talk about his feelings:
“I wanted to go out and honor Tryson’s name. I didn’t think that …read more

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Tampa Bay Bucs RB Cadillac Williams was on the practice field with a trainer during the first day of the team’s minicamp this week. He’s not allowed to practice until he is medically cleared, but head coach Jon Gruden called Cadillac’s speedy comeback from last year’s knee injury nothing short of a miracle:
“It’s one of the most amazing comebacks that I’ve seen. He hasn’t come back yet, but he is banging on the door. Our fans would be proud of him. He’s ready to go now, if you ask him. He’s really putting …read more

It had to happen sooner or later. Tampa Bay Bucs KR Michael Spurlock returned a kickoff for a touchdown. Big deal? Indeed it was. It was the first time in Tampa Bay Bucs history that it happened. When you think about it, that’s one of the most amazing non-plays in the history of professional sports. You would think that sometime over the past 32 seasons and 1,865 tries that the Bucs would have found a way, even accidentally, to score a TD on a kickoff. Nope. Not until today. Unbelievable. The icing on the cake was a win, 37-3, over …read more