Buccaneers lose Alstott for a month
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CBC SPORTS ONLINE - Tampa Bay Buccaneers fullback Mike Alstott will miss as much as a month because of a sprained right knee. &quot;Our timetable right now says four weeks,&quot; Buccaneers head coach Jon Gruden said.
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It&#39;s not hard to pinpoint the Tampa Bay Buccaneers&#39; biggest problem as they are off to the NFC South&#39;s only 0-2 start.
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A bad week for the Carolina Panthers got worse yesterday when tailback Stephen Davis underwent arthroscopic knee surgery. The defending NFC champions will be without their workhorse runner for two to five weeks, according to Coach John Fox.
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The Buccaneers enter Sunday&#39;s game against Chicago with a severe lack of depth at defensive tackle after injuries Monday night to Ellis Wyms and Damian Gregory.
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TAMPA - Inside the Bucs locker room, there was indisputable visual evidence that Michael Pittman accepted the blame for Sunday&#39;s 21-17 ridiculous loss to the New Orleans Saints.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed free-agent quarterback Jeff Garcia on Saturday and obtained the rights to Jake Plummer from Denver, adding two quarterbacks to compete with Chris Simms next season.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have been dubbed &quot;Raiders East,&quot; after former Oakland general manager Bruce Allen joined them this season, two years after ex-Raiders coach Jon Gruden jumped coasts.
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TAMPA, Fla. (Sports Network) - Tampa Bay running back  Charlie Garner will miss the rest of the season due to a torn  patellar tendon in his right knee.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers officially parted company with the franchise&#39;s all-time scoring leader Tuesday when they released struggling place-kicker Martin Gramatica.
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Oakland Raiders running back Dominic Rhodes and Torrie Cox, the special-teams ace of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, were suspended for the first four games of the season for violating the leagueâs substance-abuse policy. The league does not disclose reasons for substance-abuse suspensions. Rhodes pleaded guilty in the off-season to reckless driving charges in Indiana after prosecutors agreed to drop drunken driving charges against him.Rhodes, who spent his six seasons in Indianapolis, signed a two-year contract with the Raiders that could be worth up to $7.5 million. He is expected to split time with last yearâs starter, LaMont Jordan.Cox was picked as a Pro Bowl alternate last season, when he returned 18 kickoffs for 387 yards and made 30 tackles. He can participate in all preseason practices and games.
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Jeff Thomason, who has not played since 2002, received a call from his injured friend, Chad Lewis. On Tuesday, the Eagles signed Thomason to a one-game contract.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach  Jon Gruden has been given a three-year contract extension after  leading the team to its second divisional title in three years.
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Jon Gruden resisted the temptation to gloat. The Tampa Bay coach said Monday he isn't the least bit surprised that his Buccaneers have turned their season around by winning three of four games after an 0-4 start.
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TAMPA, Fla. (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers  made several roster moves on Wednesday, including putting  center John Wade on injured reserve and signing defensive end  Chidi Ahanotu.
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It took a month longer than usual, but Mike Shanahan and his staff have found yet another player no one else wanted to execute Denver&#39;s dominant running game.
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Mike Alstott is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 12th season.
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Satisfied that wide receiver Joe Jurevicius will be ready to play this week and Joey Galloway may be ready to return after next week&#39;s open date, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers decided they can now live without holdout Keenan McCardell.