Bucs' Alstott Retires After 12 Years
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Six-time Pro Bowl fullback Mike Alstott announced his retirement after 12 seasons Thursday, saying goodbye to the NFL during a tearful news conference in a meeting room where the Buccaneers played a highlight film of some of his most memorable plays.
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TAMPA, Florida  - 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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TAMPA, Fla. - One team hasn't won a playoff game in seven years, the other has gone through hard times since winning the Super Bowl five seasons ago.
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Coach Jon Gruden is rewarded Tuesday for Tampa Bay's turnaround in the NFC South with a three-year contract extension.
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Junior Seau didn't leave the NFL the way he wanted, despite his 12 Pro Bowls. So he went back.
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Ben Moffitt has evolved into one of college footballâs top linebackers and South Florida, a commuter university first fielded a team 11 years ago, has found a spot alongside the nationâs elite.
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For Brian Leetch, being honored Wednesday with the Lester Patrick Award for contributions to American hockey was one of a series of events that followed his retirement this year.
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Rick Helling is retiring from baseball after pitching in the major leagues for 12 years, highlighted by a 20-win season.
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It has been a slow, steady, discouraging process. By August, new Boston College football coach Jeff Jagodzinski absorbed the knowledge that senior linebacker Brian Toal would take a medical redshirt season after undergoing shoulder surgery.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed experienced linebacker Jeremiah Trotter two weeks after he was released by the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Just 20 months ago, his Tampa Bay Buccaneers were celebrating a Super Bowl title, and Jon Gruden was being hailed as a coaching genius. Now all the talk is about whether the Bucs are simply capable of getting the ball in the end zone and winning a game.
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Green Bay Packers president Bob Harlan called Reggie White last year to set up a date to retire his No. 92. In the storied history of the Packers, only four numbers have been retired and none since Ray Nitschke more than 30 years ago.
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Robert Porcher, the Detroit Lions&#39; career sack leader, retired Monday, ending a frustrating season and a 13-year career. &quot;I&#39;ve thought about this day for a lot of the last three years,&quot; Porcher said at an emotional press conference.
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Bob Whitfield's 12-year career with the Atlanta Falcons ended Sunday afternoon when he was released.
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Mike Alstott is returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for a 12th season.
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Safety John Lynch, now with the Broncos after 11 seasons with the Bucs, got a standing ovation when he was introduced. Rookie Micheal Clayton caught four passes, including a 51-yard TD reception that sparked the Bucs.
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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.