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BUCCANEERS AT SAINTSTampa Bay has won seven of the last 12 meetings, including four of the last six road contests in the series. New Orleans leads the all-time series 21-14 and holds a slight edge at 8-7 as NFC South rivals. The teams split the series last year, with New Orleans winning at home in Week 1 and the Buccaneers prevailing at home in Week 13. The Buccaneers swept both contests in 2005 and 2007, including a 10-3 victory in 2005 in a road contest played in Baton Rouge and 27-13 in the 2005 regular season home fi nale, a victory that clinched the NFC South title for the Buccaneers.

GAME INFORMATIONDate: Sunday, December 27, 2009Kickoff: 1:00 p.m. ET (Noon CT)Site: Louisiana Superdome (68,000)2009 Records: Tampa Bay 2-12, New Orleans 13-1Network Television: FOXPlay-by-Play: Kenny Albert, Analyst: Daryl Johnston, Sideline: Tony SiragusaBucs Radio: US 103.5, fl agship station (103.5 FM, 620 AM)Play-by-Play: Gene Deckerhoff, Color: Dave Moore, Sideline: T.J. RivesLast Game: Tampa Bay won at Seattle 24-7; New Orleans lost vs. Dallas 24-17Next Game: Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta (1/3); New Orleans at Carolina (1/3)

LAST GAME RECAPTampa Bay 24, Seattle 7 - 12/20/09TAMPA – Tampa Bay’s defense forced fi ve turnovers and the offense scored the second-most points in a single game this season as the Bucca-neers earned their fi rst road victory of the season and fi rst regular season win on the west coast since 1999. Additionally, the fi ve takeaways re-corded by the defense were the most in a game for the team since 2007. TE Kellen Winslow fi nished the game with a team-leading six receptions for 93 yards, setting a new team record for most catches by a tight end in a single season with 68. After a mistake-fi lled and scoreless fi rst quarter in which each team committed a turnover and the Seahawks botched a short fi eld goal attempt, Seattle grabbed the lead late in the second quarter. QB Matt Hasselbeck hit TE John Carlson for a 29-yard touchdown with 4:31 remaining in the fi rst half to give Seattle a 7-0 lead. On Seattle’s next possession, LB Geno Hayes picked off Hasselbeck as DE Jimmy Wilkerson batted his short pass in the air. The turnover gave Tampa Bay possession at the Seahawks 25-yard line with less than a minute remaining in the fi rst half. Five plays later, K Connor Barth got Tampa Bay on the board with a 28-yard fi eld goal. The Buccaneers cut into the lead on the opening drive of the second half as Barth hit from 45 yards out to make the score 7-6. On Seattle’s ensuing possession, S Tanard Jackson picked off Hasselbeck in Seattle territory and on the next play, QB Josh Freeman hit RB Carnell Wil-liams on a screen that Williams took 22 yards for a touchdown and a 13-7 lead. Following a Seattle three-and-out on its next possession, Freeman found RB Derrick Ward for a six-yard scoring pass and the rookie quarter-back then ran into the end zone untouched for the two-point conversion and a 21-7 Tampa Bay lead. Barth added a 39-yard fi eld goal early in the fourth quarter to pad what turned out to be an insurmountable Buccaneers lead. Seattle had two fi nal possessions to attempt a comeback, but Has-selbeck was picked off twice by CB Elbert Mack to secure the win.

2009 SCHEDULE

2009 Schedule & Results (2-12) Sept. 13 DALLAS (FOX) L, 34-21 Sept. 20 at Buffalo (FOX) L, 33-20Sept. 27 N.Y. GIANTS (FOX) L, 24-0Oct. 4 at Washington (FOX) L, 16-13Oct. 11 at Philadelphia (FOX) L, 33-14Oct. 18 CAROLINA (FOX) L, 28-21Oct. 25 NEW ENGLAND (CBS) L, 35-7 (London - Wembley Stadium)Nov. 1 ByeNov. 8 GREEN BAY (FOX) W, 38-28 Nov. 15 at Miami (FOX) L, 25-23Nov. 22 NEW ORLEANS (FOX) L, 38-7Nov. 29 at Atlanta (FOX) L, 20-17Dec. 6 at Carolina (FOX) L, 16-6Dec. 13 N.Y. JETS (CBS) L, 26-3Dec. 20 at Seattle (FOX) W, 24-7Dec. 27 at New Orleans (FOX) 1:00Jan. 3 ATLANTA (FOX) 1:00

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TAKING IT BACKThis past week in Seattle the Buccaneers re-corded fi ve takeaways (four interceptions and one fumble recovery), marking the most take-aways for Tampa Bay in a game since 2007 when they recorded six against Washington (11/25). The plus-four turnover margin was also the best turnover margin for the team this season. The Buccaneers defense held Seattle to just seven points, the fewest point total they have given up this season. The previous low was 16 points given up in both Week 4 at Washington and Week 13 at Carolina.

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2009 STATISTICAL COMPARISON

A look at how the teams match up in the latest NFL rankings:Category Tampa Bay New Orleans Total Offense 29th (282.5 ypg) 1st (419.6 ypg)Rushing Offense 23rd (100.8 ypg) 5th (133.6 ypg)Passing Offense 25th (181.7 ypg) 3rd (286.0 ypg)Total Defense 25th (362.8 ypg) 22nd (354.1 ypg)Rushing Defense 30th (158.9 ypg) 18th (114.4 ypg)Passing Defense 8th (203.9 ypg) 25th (239.8 ypg)Points Scored 29th (15.3 ppg) 1st (34.5 ppg)Points Allowed 29th (25.9 ppg) 19th (21.3 ppg)Sacks 25th (26) t17th (30)Turnover Margin t22th (-5) 3rd (+13)

Team Leaders Tampa Bay New Orleans Rushing Yards Carnell Williams (652) Pierre Thomas (733)Passer Rating Josh Freeman (60.1) Drew Brees (109.4)Receptions Kellen Winslow (68) Marques Colston (61)Receiving Yards Kellen Winslow (752) Marques Colston (994)Sacks Stylez G. White (6.5) Will Smith (12.0)Interceptions Aqib Talib (5) Darren Sharper (8)

ALL-TIME SERIES

Tampa Bay has won seven of the last 12 meetings, including four of the last six road contests in the series. New Orleans leads the all-time series 21-14 and holds a slight edge at 8-7 as NFC South rivals. The teams split the series last year, with New Orleans winning at home in Week 1 and the Buccaneers prevailing at home in Week 13. The Buccaneers swept both contests in 2005 and 2007, including a 10-3 victory in 2005 in a road contest played in Baton Rouge and 27-13 in the 2005 regular season home fi nale, a victory that clinched the NFC South title for the Buccaneers. Prior to joining the NFC South, Tampa Bay had claimed three of the previous four meetings, including wins in both 1999 and 2001. The Bucs won the fi rst game between the two clubs, a 33-14 triumph at the Superdome in 1977. Tampa Bay tied an NFL record, which has since been broken, by returning three interceptions for touchdowns. The victory marked the Bucs’ fi rst regular season win after 26 consecutive losses. More than 8,000 fans greeted the team upon its return to One Buccaneer Place. Tampa Bay and New Orleans split the next four meetings, each winning two straight on the other team’s turf before the Saints assembled a six-game winning streak.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

New Orleans leads 21-14 (Regular Season)Season Result Site 1977 W, 33-14 New Orleans1978 L, 17-10 Tampa1979 L, 42-14 Tampa1981 W, 31-14 New Orleans1982 W, 13-10 New Orleans1983 L, 24-21 Tampa1984 L, 17-13 New Orleans1985 L, 20-13 New Orleans1986 L, 38-7 New Orleans1987 L, 44-34 New Orleans1988 L, 13-9 New Orleans1989 W, 20-10 Tampa1990 L, 35-7 New Orleans1991 L, 23-7 New Orleans1992 L, 23-21 New Orleans1994 L, 9-7 Tampa1996 W, 13-7 Tampa1998 L, 9-3 New Orleans1999 W, 31-16 New Orleans2001 W, 48-21 Tampa2002 L, 26-20 Tampa L, 23-20 New Orleans2003 L, 17-14 Tampa W, 14-7 New Orleans

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2004 W, 20-17 New Orleans L, 21-17 Tampa2005 W, 10-3 Baton Rouge W, 27-13 Tampa 2006 L, 24-21 New Orleans L, 31-14 Tampa2007 W, 31-14 Tampa W, 27-23 New Orleans2008 L, 24-20 New Orleans W, 23-20 Tampa2009 L, 38-7 Tampa

LAST MEETING

New Orleans 38, Tampa Bay 7 (Nov. 22, 2009)TAMPA – Tampa Bay held an early 7-0 lead and played the undefeated Saints close for much of the fi rst half, but the NFL’s top-ranked offense proved to be too much for the Buccaneers in the second half. Following a Saints punt on the game’s opening pos-session; the Buccaneers drove 95 yards on 12 plays, culminating with an 18-yard touchdown pass from QB Josh Freeman to WR Michael Clayton. The pos-session marked the team’s longest scoring drive of the season. New Orleans responded on its next pos-session as QB Drew Brees hit WR Robert Meachem for a four-yard touchdown pass to tie the game at 7-7 late in the fi rst quarter. Late in the second quarter, Freeman looked for WR Antonio Bryant over the mid-dle, however Bryant slipped and CB Michael Jenkins picked off the pass, giving the Saints possession in Tampa Bay territory. Four plays later, the Saints took their fi rst lead of the game on a 38-yard fi eld goal by K John Carney. The teams traded punts on their next three drives as New Orleans regained posses-sion with 1:38 remaining in the fi rst half. The Saints drove 63 yards in fi ve plays to extend their lead to 17-7 as Brees hit Meacham again from six yards out. The Buccaneers turned the ball over on their fi rst two possessions of the second half on a Freeman fumble and interception, leading to a pair of Saints touch-downs. New Orleans tacked on another touchdown early in the fourth quarter on RB Mike Bell’s second score to put the game out of reach.

SERIES HIGHLIGHTS

CB Mike Washington (45 yards), LB Richard Wood (10) and DE Greg Johnson (0) returned interceptions for scores in 33-14 Bucs win (12/11/77), the fi rst in franchise history… Saints scored 42 unanswered points – all in the second half – en route to 42-14 win at Tampa Stadium (10/14/79)… New Orleans scored fi ve of its six TDs on the ground, rushing for 234 yards on 48 carries… QB Doug Williams threw for 218 yards and two TDs in 31-14 road win

(11/29/81)… Teams combined for 600 passing yards in 44-34 Saints win at the Superdome (12/6/87)… WR Mark Carrier caught fi ve passes for 120 yards, helping Bucs snap six-game series skid with 20-10 win (9/24/89)… Morten Andersen booted a 50-yard FG to lift New Orleans to a 23-21 victory (11/1/92)… Rookie FB Mike Alstott caught seven passes for 91 yards, including 17-yard TD in 13-7 Bucs victory (11/24/96)… The Bucs snapped a nine-game road losing streak in the series with a 31-16 victory at New Orleans (11/7/99)… Tampa Bay tied the club’s single-game record for points scored in a 48-21 victory over New Orleans at Raymond James Stadium (12/23/01)… CB Ronde Barber set a club record (later tied) with three interceptions, including a 36-yard return for a touchdown on his fi nal interception, as the Bucs picked off Saints QB Aaron Brooks four times… New Orleans LB James Allen intercepted a desperation pass from P Tom Tupa in the end zone on a botched punt to lead the Saints to a 26-20 overtime win in head coach Jon Gruden’s debut (9/8/02)… Trailing late in the fourth quarter, Tampa Bay posted a frantic 10-point comeback to send the game into overtime… WR Joe Jurevicius made a one-handed grab for an 11-yard TD with 2:41 on the clock and Gramatica nailed a 40-yard fi eld goal as time expired to force the extra period… TE Ken Dilger and DT Warren Sapp, who was playing tight end at the time, both caught touchdowns as the Bucs won 14-7 at New Orleans (12/7/03)… QB Chris Simms made his fi rst career start in the NFL at New Orleans (10/10/04) and completed 5-of-8 pass attempts for 68 yards before leaving the game because of injury late in the fi rst quarter… Backup QB Brian Griese relieved Simms and led the Buccaneers to a 20-17 win by completing 16-of-19 pass attempts for 194 yards and one touchdown… CB Ronde Barber recorded his second three-interception game of his career against the Saints in Baton Rouge (12/4/05)… Tampa Bay clinched the NFC South title with a 27-13 win vs. New Orleans (1/1/06)… WR Joey Galloway caught a pair of touchdown passes, his ninth and 10th of the season to set a new team record… Saints RB Reggie Bush scored his fi rst career touchdown on a 65-yard punt return late in the fourth quarter to give New Orleans (10/8/06) a 24-21 win in New Orleans… After losing its fi rst game of the season on the road, Tampa Bay was able to defeat New Orleans (9/16/07) 31-14 at home for their fi rst of nine wins on the season in route to the 2007 NFC South division title… The Buccaneers all but sealed up the 2007 NFC South Championship after they were able to leave New Orleans (12/2/07) with 27-23 come from behind victory… Trailing 23-20 with 3:36 remaining in the fourth quarter, DT Jovan Haye was able to recover a RB Reggie Bush fumble on New Orleans 37-yard line… After marching down the


fi eld, QB Luke McCown found TE Jerramy Stevens in the end zone with just 14 seconds remaining in the game to give Tampa the win… The Buccaneers defense intercepted Saints’ QB Drew Brees three times in 23-20 defeat of the Saints to give Gruden his 100th career victory (11/30/08).

AGAINST THE OPPOSITION

Below are highlights of how selected Buccaneers have performed during their careers against the New Orleans Saints.

CB Ronde Barber: Tied his career-high and tied his own club record (equaled by Aqib Talib earlier this season) with three interceptions at New Orleans (12/4/05), including one at the Bucs’ goal line with less than two minutes remaining in the game to preserve the Tampa Bay victory… Returned an 18-yard fumble for his second touchdown of the 2004 season at New Orleans (10/10/04), becoming the Bucs’ all-time leader for defensive touchdowns with eight career defensive scores (including one in the postseason)… Also had 11 tackles in the game… Set a career-high and established a new Bucs’ single-game record with three interceptions, returning one for a 36-yard touchdown, to go along with two tackles and three passes defensed vs. New Orleans (12/23/01), earning him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.

LB Barrett Ruud: Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording 16 tackles, a career-high two forced fumbles and one fumble recovery vs. New Orleans (9/16/07).

DE Stylez G. White: Posted fi rst career NFL sack vs. New Orleans (9/16/07).

RB Carnell Williams: Tied his career high with two rushing touchdowns vs. New Orleans (9/16/07).

DIRECT CONNECTIONS

- Buccaneers Director of Pro Personnel Doug Williams played quarterback at Grambling from 1974-77, where he passed for more than 8,000 yards and 93 touchdowns, leading the Tigers to three National Black College National Championships and two SWAC titles. Williams returned to Grambling State University, spending six seasons (1998-03) as their head coach and compiling a 52-18 record after succeeding the legendary Eddie Robinson.

- Buccaneers WR Michael Clayton was born and raised in Baton Rouge and attended

college at Louisiana State University. During his career he caught 182 passes for 2,582 yards and a school-record 21 touchdown receptions while helping the Tigers to a co-National Championship in 2003.

- Buccaneers C Jeff Faine played two seasons (2006-07) for New Orleans, starting 30 regular season contests as well as two playoff games for the Saints.

- Saints Offensive Line Coach/Running Game Aaron Kromer is in his second year with the Saints after spending the previous three seasons (2005-07) as the Buccaneers senior assistant in 2005 and senior assistant/offensive line coach from 2006-07.

- Buccaneers Defensive Backs Coach Joe Bakercoached fi ve years with the Saints from 2000-2004. He was a secondary coach from 2003-2004, secondary assistant in 2002 and assistant defensive backfi eld/assistant special teams coach from 2000-2001

- Buccaneers Offensive Line Coach Pete Mangurianplayed college football at Louisiana State University and later served as their offensive line coach from 1984-1987.

- Buccaneers Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach Chris Keenan served as Tulane University’s assistant strength and conditioning coach from 2006-08.

- Buccaneers LB Matt McCoy appeared in four games for the Saints in 2007.

- Buccaneers T Demar Dotson is from Alexandria, Louisiana and attended Alexandria High School.

- Saints DE Anthony Hargrove is from Punta Gorda, Florida and attended Port Charlotte High School.

WHAT TO LOOK FOR

- CB Ronde Barber • With 182 games started, Barber is just one game shy of tying Paul Gruber (183 from 1988-99) for the second-most games started in club history.

- WR Antonio Bryant • Bryant (29 receiving TDs) is one touchdown shy of 30 career receiving touchdowns.

- WR Michael Clayton • Clayton has 2,910 receiving yards with the Buc-caneers and needs 33 more yards to surpass Bruce


Hill (2,942 yards from 1987-91) for eighth on the Buccaneers all-time receiving yards list.

- QB Josh Freeman • With nine passing touchdowns, Freeman needs one more passing touchdown to break Bruce Grad-kowski’s record (9 TDs in 2006) for most touchdown passes by a rookie in team history.

- RB Earnest Graham • Graham has 14 rushing touchdowns with the Buc-caneers and needs one more to tie Lars Tate (15 from 1988-89) for the seventh-most rushing touch-downs in team history.

- RB Carnell Williams • Williams has 17 rushing touchdowns with the Buc-caneers and needs two more to tie Warrick Dunn (19 from 1997-01, 08) for the fi fth-most rushing touch-downs in team history.• Williams also has 3,069 rushing yards with the Buc-caneers and needs 296 more to pass Michael Pittman (3,364 from 2002-07) for the fourth-most rushing yards in team history.

- TE Kellen Winslow • Winslow has 68 receptions this season and needs seven more catches to tie Michael Pittman (75 in 2003) for the 10th-most receptions in a single sea-son in team history.• Winslow has 752 receiving yards this season and needs 35 more yards to pass Jimmie Giles (786 re-ceiving yards in 1981) for the most receiving yards among tight ends in a single season in team history.

RAHEEM MORRIS

Raheem Morris was named the eighth head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on January 17, 2009.

Morris is currently in his second stint with Tampa Bay, spending the 2007-08 seasons as the Buccaneers defensive backs coach after also serving on the Buccaneers defensive coaching staff from 2002-2005. In between stints in Tampa Bay, he spent 2006 as Kansas State’s defensive coordinator. Morris has quickly risen through the Buccaneers coaching ranks during his time with the team, serving as defensive quality control coach in 2002, defensive assistant in 2003 and assistant defensive backs coach from 2004-2005 before taking over as defensive backs coach in 2007. During his fi rst stint with the club, Morris worked closely with former Bucs defensive backs coach and current Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin in the development of one of the NFL’s top secondaries.

Morris has helped shape one of the NFL’s best defenses over the past decade. Since 1996, the Buccaneers defense has produced 36 Pro Bowlers, the most in the NFL, and fi nished as the NFL’s top-ranked defense two times (2002 and 2005). The past 13 seasons have also seen the Buccaneers defense rank in the Top 10 on 11 occasions and in the Top 5 eight times.

In Morris’ fi nal season as the defensive backs coach in 2008, Tampa Bay’s defense fi nished the year ranked fourth in the NFL against the pass. It marked the fi fth time in six seasons with Morris on the staff that the Buccaneers defense ranked in the Top 5 in pass defense. After Tampa Bay fell to 19th in the NFL in pass defense in 2006, Morris led a resurgence in his return in 2007 as he guided the Buccaneers pass defense to the league’s top ranking en route to the NFC South division title. The Buccaneers secondary helped limit opposing quarterbacks to a 76.2 rating in 2007 to rank eighth in the NFL after ranking 29th in 2006.

In his lone season with Kansas State in 2006, Morris coordinated a defense that displayed improvement in several statistical categories from the previous season, including total defense, scoring defense and pass defense. Morris oversaw a Wildcat defense that included seven players who received conference recognition, including two fi rst-team All-Big 12 honorees and one second-team selection.

During his six seasons in Tampa Bay, the Bucs have fi nished ranked in the Top 5 in the NFL in total defense every year except 2008 (ranked ninth), including No. 1 rankings in 2002 and 2005. Additionally, the defense fi nished as the top-ranked pass defense on three occasions (2002, 2004 and 2007) and never ranked lower than sixth with Morris on the staff. In 2002, his fi rst season as a coach in the NFL, Morris helped guide the Buccaneers top-ranked defense as they captured the franchise’s fi rst world title in Super Bowl XXXVII.

Morris joined Tampa Bay after spending the 2000 and 2001 seasons as defensive backs coach at Hofstra University. He also spent time in the fall of 2001 with the New York Jets serving a defensive minority internship. Morris began his collegiate coaching career as a graduate assistant coach at Hofstra in 1998, where he was responsible for coaching the offensive scout team, developing scouting reports and handling video breakdown and computer input and analysis. He then landed at Cornell University as defensive backs coach and special teams assistant for the 1999 season.


Morris played collegiately as a safety at Hofstra from 1994-1997, and received his bachelor of science degree in physical education. Morris, who hails from Irvington, New Jersey, was presented the Key to the City in his hometown during “Raheem Morris Day” on June 5, 2009.

IN THE CLASSROOM

This season, Buccaneers fi rst-year head coach Raheem Morris has started his “Be the Ultimate Character Student” (BUCS) program. The program is an initiative designed to teach students lessons on education and athletics as they relate to leadership, determination and character. Morris will record video podcasts on Monday following each home game, utilizing his own experiences during the 2009 season to relate messages about perseverance, integrity, commitment and, ultimately, the importance of making the most of one’s educational opportunities.

On Tuesday mornings the video podcast will air in middle and high schools in Hillsborough and Pinellas County School Districts as well as on Buccaneers.com. Teachers can choose to display the podcast on the monitors in their classrooms and work Morris’ message into their day’s curriculum. On the weeks during the Buccaneers’ away games, schools will work on their own character education curriculum, which will be reinforced by Coach Morris’ character-building message.

Morris knows the importance of education: “Growing up as a young man, education was so much more important in my parents’ eyes than sports was, and that was a big part of who I am today,” said Morris, who wasn’t allowed to participate in varsity sports until he had improved his grades to the level set by his father. “We want these kids to have the ability to realize their full potential as students and be committed to it. I think it’s a great opportunity to reach them and we’re really fi red up about it.”

SEAN PAYTON

Now in his fourth season with the New Orleans Saints, Sean Payton already ranks among the most successful coaches in club history, with accomplishments that include winning NFL Coach of the Year honors, leading the club to the NFC Championship Game, overseeing an offense that has shattered the majority of the team’s all-time records and this season leading the Saints to their fi rst 13-0 start. Payton was hired as the 14th head coach in Saints history on January 18, 2006 after being a

member of the Dallas Cowboys staff

from 2003-05. He is now in his 12th season in the NFL and 21st as a coach.

In 2008, the Saints ranked No. 1 in the NFL in total offense for only the second time in club history, duplicating a feat achieved in 2006, Payton’s fi rst season with the team.

Payton came to Dallas after four years with the New York Giants (1999-2002), the last three as offensive coordinator after spending his fi rst season as quarterbacks coach. He began his NFL career as Philadelphia’s quarterbacks coach in 1997 and 1998.

MORRIS MATCHUP

- Head Coach Raheem Morris is 0-1 against the New Orleans Saints and Saints Head Coach Sean Payton.

- Payton is 4-3 all-time against the Buccaneers after splitting the series last season and earning a win in the fi rst matchup this season.

MEDIA SCHEDULE

Wednesday, December 23 Open Locker Room: 11:15 a.m.-Noon - QB Josh Freeman 11:15 a.m. (studio) Practice: 12:40-2:25 p.m. - HC Raheem Morris Following practice (studio) - OC Greg Olson 2:45 p.m. (studio)

New Orleans Conference Calls: LB Jonathan Vilma 2:30 p.m. ET Head Coach Sean Payton 3:00 p.m. ET

Thursday, December 24 Open Locker Room: 10:15-11:00 a.m. Practice: 11:40 a.m.-1:25 p.m. - HC Raheem Morris Following practice (studio)

Friday, December 25 Practice: 3:50-5:15 p.m. - HC Raheem Morris Following practice Open Locker Room: 5:30-6:15 p.m.

Media may attend and shoot B-Roll of practice for approximately the fi rst 30 minutes, but the remainder of practice is closed. Media will be escorted back to the practice fi elds to watch practice. Prior to the end of practice, a member of the public relations staff will take interview requests.


RECORD BREAKERS

After 14 games, Tampa Bay has set or tied a few franchise records. Here is a look at the records that have fallen, or may fall this season:

Single-Season Records 2009 Previous RecordINDIVIDUALMost Receptions, Tight End Kellen Winslow - 68 Jackie Harris, 62 - 1995*Most Touchdown Passes, Rookie Josh Freeman - 9 Bruce Gradkowski, 9 - 2006Kickoff Return Average Sammie Stroughter - 29.5 Mark Jones, 28.6 - 2007

Single-Game Records 2009 Previous RecordINDIVIDUAL*Most Interceptions Aqib Talib, 3 Ronde Barber, 3, Twice at Washington, 9/21/08 last at New Orleans, 12/4/05Most 50-Plus Yard Field Goals Connor Barth, 3 Martin Gramatica, 2, Four times at Miami, 11/15/09 last at Carolina, 10/27/02*Longest Kickoff Return Sammie Stroughter, 97t Clifton Smith, 97t vs. Carolina, 10/18/09 at Kansas City, 11/2/08Longest Non-Scoring Fumble Return Sabby Piscitelli, 72 Donald Anderson, 38 at Buffalo, 9/20/09 at New Orleans, 12/6/87Most Touchdown Passes, Rookie Josh Freeman, 3 Four players tied with 2 vs. Green Bay, 11/8/09* Tied Record

RECORD WATCHSingle-Season Records 2009 RecordINDIVIDUALMost Receiving Yards, Tight End Kellen Winslow - 752 Jimmie Giles, 786 - 1981Most Touchdowns, Tight End Kellen Winslow - 5 Jimmie Giles, 8 - 1985Most Tackles Barrett Ruud - 179 Hardy Nickerson, 214 - 1993

TEAMKickoff Return Yards 1,460 1,622 - 1985Kickoff Return Avg. 27.0 24.8 - 2008Most Blocked Kicks 5 7 - 2000

PRONUNCIATION GUIDE

PLAYERSRonde Barber ........................................Ron-DayJonathan Compas ................................. CompassAndrew Economos.......................E-CON-oh-MoseGeno Hayes ........................................... Gee-NoDavin Joseph ...........................................Dav-inNiko Koutouvides .....NEE-Koh KOO-tah-VEE-deesSam Paulescu ............................... paw-LESS-cueSabby Piscitelli .............................. Pis-Ka-Tell-EeDerrick Roberson ............................ Robe-er-SonBarrett Ruud ..............................................RudeAqib Talib ................................. Ah-keeb Ta-leebStylez G. White ........................................ StylesJeremy Zuttah ....................................... Zoo-tah

COACHESTim Berbenich ..................................Bur-bin-ick Richard Bisaccia .............................Bi-sach-ee-ahEjiro Evero ............................ E-ja-row E-ver-rowPete Mangurian .......................... Man-Gear-ee-in


MEDIA WEBSITE

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Once inside, users will fi nd updated statistics, game notes, bios, transcripts, rosters, the 2009 Buccaneers Media Guide and more, plus the latest releases on the team. Media may reference archival information, including detailed stats, recaps and rosters, broken down into game weeks dating back to the 2001 season as well.

HONOR ROLL

• WR Sammie Stroughter - NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week (Week 6 vs. Carolina)RB/KR Clifton Smith • - NFC Special Teams Player Of The Week (Week 9 vs. Green Bay)

SEATTLE GAME NOTES

• TE Kellen Winslow fi nished with a team-high six receptions for another team-high 93 yards receiving. With the six receptions, he has 68 receptions, the most ever for a tight end in a single season in team history. Winslow also has 752 receiving yards this season, passing both Jimmie Giles (673 receiving yards in 1985) and Jackie Harris (751 receiving yards in 1995) for the second-most receiving yards among tight ends in a single season in team history.The Buccaneers fi nished with fi ve takeaways • (four interceptions and one fumble recovery), marking the most takeaways for Tampa Bay in a game since 2007 when they recorded six against Washington (11/25). The plus-four turnover margin was also the best turnover margin for the team this season. The Buccaneers defense also held Seattle to just • seven points, the fewest point total they have given up this season. The previous low was 16 points given up in both Week 4 at Washington and Week 13 at Carolina.RB Carnell Williams caught a season-long 22-• yard touchdown pass in the third quarter, giving the Buccaneers a 13-7 lead. It was Williams’ third receiving touchdown of the season and the third of his career, tying him for second on the team in

receiving touchdowns. He also fi nished with 12 rushes for 66 yards (5.5 avg.),

including a long of 23 yards. He now has 3,069 yards rushing in his career, moving him past both RB Ricky Bell (3,057 from 1977-81) and RB Reggie Cobb (3,061 from 1990-93) for the fi fth-most rushing yards in team history.LB Geno Hayes recorded the fi rst fumble recovery • and the fi rst sack of his career. Hayes followed the sack with an interception on the very next play, marking the second interception of his career and the season. He also added six tackles, three quarterback pressures, a pass defensed and two TFLs.CB Elbert Mack recorded a career-high with two • interceptions in the game. He now has three in his career, all of which have come this season.S Tanard Jackson recorded his fourth interception • of the season in the third quarter and is now second on the team in interceptions trailing CB Aqib Talib, who has fi ve.WR Sammie Stroughter recorded a career-• high four receptions, for 46 yards. He also set a career-high with a 33-yard punt return, which was the longest by a Buccaneer this season. He fi nished with four punt returns for 74 yards and an 18.5 average. Of his four receptions, two went for fi rst downs with both of those coming on third downs. QB Josh Freeman fi nished with a 95.8 QB rating • after completing 16-of-26 pass attempts for 205 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. In the second half, Freeman went 11-of-14 for 144 yards and two touchdowns while also recording a two-point conversion to put the team up 21-7. In just seven starts, he now has nine touchdown passes this season, tying former Buccaneers QB Bruce Gradkowski for the most touchdown passes by a rookie in a season in team history. With their 24-7 win, the Buccaneers scored the • second-most points in a single game this season. The most points scored came in the team’s fi rst win of the season against Green Bay in which they scored 38 points. The team also scored 18 points in the third quarter, the second-most by the team in any quarter this season (only surpassed by the 21 points in the fourth quarter vs. Green Bay). The Buccaneers also fi nished with 339 yards of • total offense, the fourth-most by the team this season, and rushed for 134 yards, which marked the third-most rushing yards in a single-game for Tampa Bay this season. The Buccaneers held the ball for 20:26 minutes in the second half to close the game.RB Derrick Ward rushed for a season-high 67 • yards today on 19 attempts and also recorded one reception for a six-yard touchdown. Ward’s previous high came in Week 1 against Dallas when he rushed for 62 yards.


K Connor Barth connected on 3-of-4 fi eld goal • attempts with a long of 45 yards. He is now 11-for-16 this season on fi eld goal attempts.On his fi rst career kickoff return, RB Kareem • Huggins recorded a 30-yard return.Playing in his 191st career game, CB Ronde Barber • passed TE Dave Moore (190 from 1992-01, 2004-06) for the second-most games played in club history. He has also played in 190 consecutive games, tied for the fi fth-most in the NFL among active players. Barber has started all but one game since the beginning of the 1999 season, the longest streak among cornerbacks over that span. Barber has started 165 consecutive games, starting every game at cornerback since Week 10 against Atlanta (11/21) in 1999.The Bucs win marked the fi rst regular season win • for the team on the west coast since 1999 when the team defeated Seattle 16-3 (11/28/99).

A DECADE OF WINNING

Over the last 11 years, the Buccaneers have the sixth-best overall record in the NFC, with an 89-85 regular season mark since 1999. In addition, only the Eagles, with eight, made more playoff appearances in that span than the Buccaneers’ six. At home, Tampa Bay has also performed very well. Minnesota tops the list at 60-27, while the Buccaneers are sixth with a 53-34 record.

BEST OVERALL RECORD AMONG CURRENT NFC TEAMS SINCE 1999

Rank Team Record Winning Pct.1. Philadelphia 107-66-1 .6182. Green Bay 101-73 .5803. N.Y. Giants 95-79 .5464. Minnesota 93-81 .5345. Seattle* 91-83 .5236. Tampa Bay 89-85 .511

*Seattle was in AFC from 1999-2001.

BEST HOME RECORD AMONG CURRENT NFC TEAMS SINCE 1999

Rank Team Record Winning Pct.1. Minnesota 60-27 .6902. Green Bay 57-30 .6553. Seattle* 56-31 .6444. Philadelphia 55-32 .6325. Dallas 54-33 .6216. Tampa Bay** 53-34 .609

*Seattle was in AFC from 1999-2001.**Includes 35-7 loss to New England in London on Oct. 25, 2009.

MAKING STRIDES

The Bucs defense has continued to improve since Head Coach Raheem Morris took over the defense prior to the game at Atlanta in Week 12. Since then, every major defensive category - points per game, total net yards per game, rushing yards per game, passing yards per game, takeaways per game and sacks per game- has improved.

2009 DEFENSIVE BREAKDOWN

First 10 Games Last 4 GamesPoints/Game 29.4 17.3Total Yards/Game 378.3 324.0Rushing Yards/Game 168.9 133.8Passing Yards/Game 209.4 190.3Takeaways/Game 1.6 2.3Sacks/Game 1.7 2.3

Below is a statistical look at the past four games:At Atlanta (11/29)

Second-fewest total yards (297) in a game this • season.Fewest rushing yards (75) in a single game this • season.Recorded six sacks from four different players, • tying a team-high this season.3.9 yards per play were the fewest given up this • season.20 points given up was the fourth-fewest allowed • in a Buccaneer game this season.

At Carolina (12/6)Allowed the third-fewest total yards (309).• Tied for the third-fewest net passing yards (152) • in a game this season. Held the Panthers to 16 points, tying for the • second-fewest given up by the team this year and 15 fi rst downs, the third-fewest given up in a single game this season.

N.Y. Jets (12/13)Allowed only 14 fi rst downs, tying for the fewest • fi rst downs by an opponent this season. Held the Jets to 4.6 yards per play, the third-• fewest yards per play given up by the team in a game this season. The Bucs defense was also stout against the pass • holding the Jets to 135 net passing yards, the second-fewest in a game this season.

At Seattle (12/20)The Buccaneers fi nished with fi ve takeaways (four • interceptions and one fumble recovery), marking the most takeaways for Tampa Bay


in a game since 2007 when they recorded six against Washington (11/25). The plus-four turnover margin was also the best • turnover margin for the team this season. Held Seattle to just seven points, the fewest • points given up this season. The previous low was 16 points given up in both Week 4 at Washington and Week 13 at Carolina.

IN THE (RED) ZONE

Through 14 games this season, the Buccaneers offense has been extremely effective in the red zone. Tampa Bay’s offense has scored a touchdown 55.6 percent (15-27) of the time it has been inside the 20-yard line, eighth-best in the NFL.

2009 NFL RED ZONE OFFENSE

Rank Team Pos. TD Percentage1. Arizona 48 33 68.82. Indianapolis 50 33 66.03. Miami 47 29 61.74. Minnesota 57 34 59.65. New Orleans 66 39 59.16. Washington 42 24 57.17. San Francisco 32 18 56.38. Tampa Bay 27 15 55.69. Tennessee 35 19 54.310. Atlanta 47 25 53.2

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers added a big target to their offense this offseason acquiring TE Kellen Winslowfrom the Cleveland Browns. Winslow, the son of San Diego Chargers Hall of Fame tight end Kellen Winslow, was originally drafted by the Browns with the sixth overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft and since that time has shown he is one of the most dangerous tight end receiving threats in the league.

2009 Highlights:Led or tied for the team lead in receptions in 11 • of 14 games.First on team in receptions (68), a single-season • Buccaneers record among tight ends.First on team in receiving yards (752).• First on team in receiving touchdowns (5), • matching his single-season career-high.In Week 5 at Philadelphia Winslow recorded a nine-• yard touchdown reception in the second quarter and another nine-yard touchdown reception in the fourth quarter, tying his career-high for receiving touchdowns (fi rst set on November 6,

2008 while with Cleveland against the Denver Broncos).

Also recorded the fi fth 100-yard receiving game • of his career, and fi rst as a Buccaneer, totaling a team-high nine receptions for 102 yards and two touchdowns. His nine receptions were the most in a game by • a Buccaneer this season and also marked the second-best single-game performance by a tight end in team history. The club record for most receptions by a tight end in a single game belongs to Jackie Harris, who had 10 receptions (for 122 yards) at Green Bay (11/26/95).

MOST RECEPTIONS IN A SINGLE GAME BY A TIGHT END(Team History)

Player Opponent-Date Receptions1. Jackie Harris at GB-11/26/95 102. Kellen Winslow at PHI-10/11/09 93. Four players tied with eight

Below is a breakdown of Winslow’s other single-game highlights from 2009:

Tied for the team lead with fi ve receptions, for 30 • yards and a touchdown in his fi rst outing for the Buccaneers against the Dallas Cowboys (9/13) in Week 1. In Week 2 at Buffalo (9/20), again tied for a • team-high with seven receptions for a team and game-high 90 yards receiving, including a 42-yard touchdown reception. his 42-yard reception was the second-longest of his career.In Week 3 against the N.Y. Giants (9/27) and • Week 6 against Carolina (10/18), again led the team with three receptions in each game.In Week 9 against Green Bay (11/8) caught a • team-high four passes for another team-high 57 receiving yards including a seven-yard touchdown reception.In Week 10 at Miami (11/15) recorded second • 100-yard receiving game of the season and the sixth of his career after fi nishing with team-high seven receptions for another team-high 102 yards receiving.In Week 12 at Atlanta (11/29), had team-leading • seven receptions for 81 yards.Finished tied for second on the team in Week 13 • at Carolina (12/6) with four receptions for 69 yards, with all four of his receptions coming in the fourth quarter.In Week 15 at Seattle (12/20), paced team with • six receptions for 93 yards and during course of game set single-season record for most receptions by a tight end in team history.


Since 2006 Winslow has the third-most receptions (282) and fourth-most receiving yards (3,161) among NFL tight ends.

MOST RECEPTIONS AMONG TIGHT ENDS(2006-09)

Rank Player Receptions1. Tony Gonzalez (ATL) 3462. Jason Witten (DAL) 3233. Kellen Winslow (TB) 2824. Antonio Gates (SD) 2815. Dallas Clark (IND) 254

MOST RECEIVING YARDS AMONG TIGHT ENDS (2006-09)

Rank Player Receiving Yards1. Tony Gonzalez (ATL) 3,9502. Jason Witten (DAL) 3,6883. Antonio Gates (SD) 3,6834. Kellen Winslow (TB) 3,1615. Dallas Clark (IND) 2,828

Winslow is also one of only eight players in the NFL history to reach 100 career receptions in 20 or fewer games, reaching it in exactly 20 games, tied for the third-fastest all-time.

FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 100 RECEPTIONSIN NFL HISTORY

Rank Player (Team) Games1. WR Anquan Boldin (ARI) 162. RB Reggie Bush (NO) 193. TE Kellen Winslow (CLE) 203. WR Terry Glenn (NE) 203. TE Keith Jackson (PHI) 203. WR Eddie Royal (DEN) 203. TE Jeremy Shockey (NYG) 20

In his fi rst season with the Buccaneers, Winslow is having one of the most successful single-season campaigns for a tight end in team history.

MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSAMONG TIGHT ENDS - SINGLE SEASON

(Team History)

Player Year TDs1. Jimmie Giles 1985 82. Jimmie Giles 1979 73. Jimmie Giles 1981 64. Kellen Winslow 2009 54. Dave Moore 1999 54. Calvin Magee 1986 5

Among NFL tight ends, Winslow currently ranks tied for ninth in touchdowns (5), tied for sixth in receptions (68) and seventh in receiving yards (752).

2009 NFL MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNSAMONG TIGHT ENDS

Rank Player TDs1. Vernon Davis (SF) 112. Dallas Clark (IND) 103. Visanthe Shiancoe (MIN) 94. Brent Celek (PHI) 75. Fred Davis (WAS) 65. Antonio Gates (SD) 65. Tony Gonzalez (ATL) 65. Greg Olsen (CHI) 69. Kellen Winslow (TB) 59. Kevin Boss (NYG) 59. John Carlson (SEA) 59. Owen Daniels (HOU) 59. Heath Miller (PIT) 59. Benjamin Watson (NE) 5

2009 NFL MOST RECEPTIONSAMONG TIGHT ENDS

Rank Player Rec.1. Dallas Clark (IND) 892. Jason Witten (DAL) 823. Tony Gonzalez (ATL) 784. Antonio Gates (SD) 755. Vernon Davis (SF) 696. Kellen Winslow (TB) 686. Heath Miller (PIT) 688. Brent Celek (PHI) 659. Greg Olsen (CHI) 5210. Zach Miller (OAK) 50

2009 NFL MOST RECEIVING YARDSAMONG TIGHT ENDS

Rank Player Yards1. Antonio Gates (SD) 1,0712. Dallas Clark (IND) 9973. Vernon Davis (SF) 8584. Jason Witten (DAL) 8375. Tony Gonzalez (ATL) 8206. Brent Celek (PHI) 7547. Kellen Winslow (TB) 7528. Heath Miller (PIT) 6989. Zach Miller (OAK) 65710. Jeremy Shockey (NO) 569


MOST RECEPTIONS AMONG TIGHT ENDS - SINGLE SEASON

(Team History)

Player Year Receptions1. Kellen Winslow 2009 682. Jackie Harris 1995 623. Jimmie Giles 1981 453. Calvin Magee 1986 455. Jerry Bell 1985 435. Jimmie Giles 1985 43

MOST RECEIVING YARDS AMONG TIGHT ENDS - SINGLE SEASON

(Team History)

Player Year Yards1. Jimmie Giles 1981 7862. Kellen Winslow 2009 7523. Jackie Harris 1995 7514. Jimmie Giles 1985 6735. Jimmie Giles 1980 6026. Jimmie Giles 1979 5797. Calvin Magee 1986 5648. Ron Hall 1988 5559. Jimmie Giles 1982 49910. Jerry Bell 1985 496

THE ROOK

In Week 9 against Green Bay (11/8), Buccaneers 2009 fi rst-round pick QB Josh Freeman (21 years, 299 days old at the time) started in his fi rst career game and became the second-youngest quarterback to win his fi rst career start since 1970, the youngest being Michael Vick (21 years, 138 days). He was also the youngest quarterback to start a game and the youngest quarterback to win a game for the Buccaneers in team history.

His three passing touchdowns set a new Buccaneers rookie record and he became just the third rookie quarterback in team history to win their starting debut.

MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS BY A ROOKIEIN A SINGLE GAME (Team History)

Player Opponent-Date TDs1. Josh Freeman vs. GB-11/8/09 32. Josh Freeman at SEA- 12/20/09 22. Josh Freeman at ATL-11/30/09 22. Bruce Gradkowski vs. WAS-11/19/06 22. Bruce Gradkowski vs. NO-11/5/06 22. Bruce Gradkowski vs. CIN-10/15/06 22. Bruce Gradkowski at NO-10/8/06 2

2. Shaun King vs. DET-12/12/99 22. Shaun King vs. MIN-12/6/99 22. Vinny Testaverde vs. STL-12/20/87 22. Vinny Testaverde at NO-12/6/87 22. Doug Williams vs. CHI-10/22/78 2

Freeman fi nished his fi rst start passing for 205 • yards, three touchdowns and one interception on 14-of-31 pass attempts, leading the team to a victory from a 11-point fourth quarter defi cit.

NOTABLE ROOKIE BUCCANEER QB PERFORMANCES - FIRST STARTS

Name Cmp.-Att. Yds TDs Ints ResultFreeman 14-31 205 3 1 W, GB-11/8/09Gradkowski 20-31 225 2 0 L, NO-10/8/06King 11-19 93 2 1 W, MIN-12/6/99Dilfer 7-23 45 0 1 L, SF-10/23/94Testaverde 22-47 369 2 2 L, NO-12/6/87Young 16-27 167 0 0 W, DET-11/24/85Williams 1-5 9 0 1 L, NYG -9/2/78

NOTABLE VETERAN BUCCANEER QB PERFORMANCES - FIRST STARTS

Name Cmp.-Att. Yds TDs Ints ResultSpurrier 8-21 90 0 2 L, HOU-9/12/76DeBerg 18-31 229 0 1 L, NYG -9/23/84B. Johnson 25-34 195 0 1 W, DAL-9/9/01R. Johnson 22-33 179 0 1 W, CAR-10/27/02Simms 5-8 68 0 0 W, NO-10/10/04Griese 27-40 286 2 1 L, STL-10/18/04Garcia 19-27 201 0 0 L, SEA-9/9/07

In Week 10 at Miami (11/15), • Freeman made his second start completing 16-of-28 passing for 196 yards one touchdown and one interception to go with 36 yards rushing on seven carries. Freeman again helped the team come back, this time from a 13-point defi cit by taking a 23-22 lead late in the fourth quarter as he was 11-19 passing for 152 yards, one touchdown and no interceptions in the second half.

NOTABLE ROOKIE BUCCANEER QB PERFORMANCES - SECOND STARTS

Name Cmp.-Att. Yds TD Int ResultFreeman 16-28 196 1 1 L, at MIA-11/15/09Gradkowski 25-44 184 2 1 W, CIN-10/15/06King 23-37 297 2 1 W, DET-12/12/99Dilfer 13-25 159 0 1 L, CHI-11/6/94Testaverde 20-39 262 1 1 L, DET-12/13/87Young 8-17 53 0 1 L, at GB-12/1/85Williams 5-19 63 1 0 W, at MIN-9/17/78


Below are highlights from his 2009 rookie season:In just seven starts, he has nine touchdown • passes, tying former Buccaneers QB Bruce Grad-kowski for the most touchdown passes by a rookie in a season in team history. Gradkowski started 11 games as a rookie for the Buccaneers in 2006 throwing nine touchdown passes.

MOST TOUCHDOWN PASSES BY A ROOKIE QB - SINGLE SEASON (Team History)

Rank Team No.1. Josh Freeman, 2009 91. Bruce Gradkowski, 2006 93. Shaun King, 1999 73. Doug Williams, 1978 7

In his fourth career start at Atlanta (11/29), • Freeman connected with WR Antonio Bryant on a two-play, 80-yard scoring drive. The pair con-nected on a 38-yard completion and then a 42-yard completion for a touchdown. The 42-yard pass was the longest of Freeman’s career and it was the longest reception by Bryant this season. The score also tied for the longest touchdown pass this season by the Buccaneers, joining a 42-yard scoring pass from Byron Leftwich to Winslow at Buffalo (9/20/09). Freeman completed 20-of-29 pass attempts for 250 yards and two touchdowns on the day.In Week 13 at Carolina, Freeman passed for 321 • yards for the fi rst 300-yard passing game of his career.In Week 15 at Seattle, Freeman fi nished with a • 95.8 QB rating after completing 16-of-26 pass attempts for 205 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. In the second half, Freeman went 11-of-14 for 144 yards and two touchdowns while also recording a two-point conversion to put the team up 21-7. It was his third game with two or more touchdown passes. Only Bruce Gradkowski had more during his rookie season (4).In Week 7 against New England (10/25), Freeman • made his NFL debut, completing 2-of-4 passes for 16 yards.

BISACCIA’S SPECIAL FORCES

For the past eight seasons (2002-09), associate head coach-special teams coordinator Richard Bisacciahas directed one of the NFL’s best special teams units, leading the most successful stretch of special teams play in Buccaneers history.

Before Bisaccia’s arrival, the Buccaneers sent just one special teams player to the Pro Bowl, K Martin Gramatica in 2000. Over just the previous four seasons, the Buccaneers have sent three special teams players to the Pro Bowl, tied for the fourth most in the NFL, and had one specialist named as a Pro Bowl alternate.

PRO BOWL SPECIALISTS UNDER BISACCIA

Player YearP Josh Bidwell 2005CB Torrie Cox 2006 (alternate)LS Dave Moore 2006KR Clifton Smith 2008

MOST SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYERS TO MAKE PRO BOWL SINCE 2005

Rank Team No.1. San Diego 51. Chicago 53. N.Y. Giants 44. Tampa Bay 34. Buffalo 34. Cleveland 3

Bisaccia has also helped to lead the team to 12 • NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors (two in 2002, one in 2003, three in 2005, one in 2006, one in 2007, two in 2008, two in 2009) and four NFC Special Teams Player of the Month honors (one in 2002, one in 2005, one in 2007, one in 2008).

Since 2002, the Buccaneers special teams unit ranks in the Top 10 in the NFL in several categories.

NFL OPPONENT KICKOFF RETURN AVG. (2002-09)

Rank Team Returns Yards Average1. Buffalo 502 10,182 20.32. Washington 489 10,122 20.73. Atlanta 462 9,654 20.94. Jacksonville 444 9,304 21.05. Tampa Bay 480 10,108 21.16. Dallas 523 11,031 21.1

In addition to ranking fi fth in the NFL since 2002 in kickoff coverage, the Buccaneers have only surrendered four touchdowns on kickoff and punt returns since 2002 to rank tied for third in the NFL.


FEWEST KICKOFF AND PUNT RETURNS SURRENDERED FOR TDS (2002-09)

Rank Team Ret.TDs1. Chicago 31. Green Bay 33. Tampa Bay 43. Atlanta 43. Buffalo 4

The Buccaneers kickoff return unit has been equally impressive, ranking fi fth in the NFL in kickoff return average over the last eight seasons.

NFL KICKOFF RETURN AVG. (2002-09)

Rank Team Returns Yards Average1. New England 483 11,611 24.02. N.Y. Jets 486 11,435 23.53. San Diego 507 11,929 23.54. Buffalo 538 12,498 23.25. Tampa Bay 442 10,097 22.8

Led by 2005 Pro Bowl selection Josh Bidwell, the Buccaneers punters have been some of the best in the NFL under Bisaccia, ranking in the Top 10 in gross punting average (seventh) and punts inside the 20 (tied for sixth) since 2002.

NFL TEAM GROSS PUNTING AVERAGE LEADERS (2002-09)

Rank Team Average1. Oakland 47.42. St. Louis 44.33. Buffalo 43.84. Carolina 43.85. San Francisco 43.46. New Orleans 43.47. Tampa Bay 43.3

NFL PUNTS PLACED INSIDE THE 20-YARD LINE (2002-09)

Rank Team Punts Inside the 201. Chicago 2251. San Diego 2253. Cleveland 2104. Baltimore 2064. Carolina 2066. Tampa Bay 2026. Detroit 2026. Seattle 202

Since 2002, the Buccaneers are tied for fi fth in the NFL with nine blocked fi eld goals.

MOST BLOCKED FIELD GOALS (2002-09)

Rank Team Blocked FGs1. Detroit 142. Carolina 133. Chicago 113. Cleveland 115. Tampa Bay 95. Atlanta 95. N.Y. Giants 9

This season the Buccaneers have blocked an NFL-best fi ve kicks (2 punts, 2 PATs and 1 fi eld goal) which also ranks as the second-most blocked kicks in a single season in franchise history.

2009 NFL MOST BLOCKED KICKS

Rank Team Blocked Kicks1. Tampa Bay 52. N.Y. Giants 43. Arizona 33. Cleveland 33. Atlanta 3

MOST BLOCKED KICKS -SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Year Blocked Kicks1. 2000 72. 2009 53. 1997 4

The Buccaneers special teams unit has continued to excel under Bisaccia during the 2009 season, highlighted by the fast and physical play of the coverage units. In Week 10 at Miami (11/15), the Bucs held then NFL kickoff return leader Ted Ginn, Jr. (18 for 586 yards, 32.6 avg and two touchdowns entering) to fi ve returns for 90 yards (18.0 avg.)

2009 NFL OPPONENT KICKOFF RETURN AVG.

Rank Team Returns Yards Average1. Tampa Bay 40 749 18.72. Washington 50 978 19.6 3. Baltimore 70 1,390 19.94. Cleveland 43 854 19.95. Arizona 52 1,063 20.4


2009 NFC OPPONENT PUNT RETURN AVG.

Rank Team Returns Yards Average1. Philadelphia 32 170 5.32. St. Louis 32 202 6.33. Washington 29 223 7.74. San Francisco 50 412 8.25. Tampa Bay 36 297 8.3

The Buccaneers return units have also been a dominant presence during the 2009 season, ranking fi rst in the league in kickoff return average and eighth in the NFL in punt return average.

2009 NFL KICKOFF RETURN AVG.

Rank Team Returns Yards Avg. TDs1. Tampa Bay 54 1,460 27.0 12. New Orleans 49 1,249 25.5 13. Baltimore 50 1,264 25.3 14. Chicago 67 1,655 24.7 15. Cleveland 63 1,555 24.7 3

2009 NFL PUNT RETURN AVG.

Rank Team Returns Yards Avg. TDs1. Philadelphia 30 445 14.8 22. Cleveland 32 417 13.0 13. Dallas 33 404 12.2 24. New England 37 423 11.4 05. Cincinnati 36 402 11.2 06. N.Y. Giants 36 393 10.9 17. Minnesota 42 429 10.2 08. Tampa Bay 37 372 10.1 09. Houston 42 420 10.0 010. Atlanta 21 206 9.8 0

NOTABLE BUCCANEER RECORDS BROKEN UNDER DIRECTION OF COACH BISACCIA

Most Points Scored – Single Season (131, Matt • Bryant, 2008)Most Points Placekicking – Single Season (131, • Matt Bryant, 2008)Most Field Goals – Single Season (32, Matt Bryant, • 2008; Martin Gramatica, 2002)Most Field Goals – Single Game (5, Martin • Gramatica, at Chicago, 12/29/02)Most 50-Plus Yard Field Goals – Single Game (3-• 50, 51, 54, Connor Barth, at Miami, 11/15/09)Longest Field Goal Made (62, Matt Bryant, vs. • Philadelphia, 10/22/06)Most Punting Yards – Single Season (4,101, Josh • Bidwell, 2005)Best Gross Punting Average – Single Season • (45.57, Josh Bidwell, 2005)Best Gross Punting Average – Single Game (52.0, • Tom Tupa, at New Orleans, 12/7/03)

Most Punts Inside the 20 – Single Season (30, Josh • Bidwell, 2007)Best Kickoff Return Average – Single Season (29.5, • Sammie Stroughter, 2009)Most Total Return Yards - Single Game (259, Clifton • Smith, at Kansas City, 11/2/08)Most Return Touchdowns – Single Season (7, • 2008)Most Field Goals – Single Season (32, 2008)• Most Field Goals – Single Game (5, at Chicago, • 12/29/02)Best Gross Punting Average – Single Season (45.6, • 2005)Best Gross Punting Average – Single Game (52.0, at • New Orleans, 12/7/03; at New Orleans, 12/1/02)Best Kickoff Return Average – Single Season (24.8, • 2008)Longest Kickoff Return (97t, Sammie Stroughter, • vs. Carolina, 10/18/09; Clifton Smith, at Kansas City, 11/2/08)

OTHER NOTABLE STATISTICS UNDER DIRECTION OF COACH BISACCIA

In the Buccaneers fi rst 497 games they had zero • kickoff returns for touchdowns, in the last 33 games they have recorded three.This year, recorded the two best individual single-• season kickoff return averages in team history (Sammie Stroughter, 29.5 and Clifton Smith, 29.1)Three Kickoff Return Touchdowns (97t, Sammie • Stroughter, vs. Carolina, 10/28/09; 97t, Clifton Smith, at Kansas City, 11/2/08; 90t, Micheal Spurlock, vs. Atlanta, 12/16/07)Three Punt Return Touchdowns (70t, Clifton • Smith, at Detroit, 11/23/08; 59t, Joey Galloway, vs. New Orleans, 12/19/04; 56t, Karl Williams, at Baltimore, 9/15/02)Nine Blocked Field Goals (one in 2002, two in • 2003, one in 2004, one in 2005, three in 2006, one in 2009)Five Blocked Punts (one in 2003, two in 2008, two • in 2009)Five Punt Defl ections (two in 2002, one in 2003, • one in 2007, one in 2009)Three Blocked PATs (one in 2007, two in 2009)• Three Onside Kickoff Recoveries (one in 2007, two • in 2009)Tied NFL Record Most 50-Plus Yard Field Goals • In Single Game (3- 50, 51, 54, Connor Barth, at Miami, 11/15/09)


OTHER NOTABLE SPECIAL TEAMS PLAYS IN 2009

Blocked PAT by CB Ronde Barber at Washington • (10/4)Onside kickoff recovery by CB Elbert Mack at • Philadelphia (10/11)Blocked FG by G Davin Joseph vs. Carolina • (10/18)97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown by WR • Sammie Stroughter vs. Carolina (10/18) Defl ected punt by WR Maurice Stovall vs. New • England (10/25)Blocked punt by LB Geno Hayes vs. Green Bay • (11/8), which CB Ronde Barber returned 31 yards for a touchdown83-yard kickoff return by RB/KR Clifton Smith vs. • Green Bay (11/8)Blocked PAT by T Donald Penn at Miami (11/15)• Blocked punt by S Corey Lynch at Atlanta (11/29)• Onside kickoff recovery by CB Elbert Mack vs. N.Y. • Jets (12/13)

HERE’S THE KICKER

In just his second game with the Buccaneers, K Connor Barth tied an NFL record after recording his third fi eld goal of 50 or more yards in a single game at Miami (11/15) in Week 10. He became the fi rst kicker in team history and just the fourth in NFL history to make three 50-plus fi eld goals in one game when he connected on a career-long 54-yard fi eld goal in the third quarter. The fi eld goal also tied for the fi fth-longest fi eld goal in team history.

In the fi rst quarter, Barth kicked a then career-long 51-yard fi eld goal on the team’s opening drive. Barth later added a 50-yard fi eld goal, becoming just the second kicker in club history to make two 50-plus yard fi eld goals in a single game. It marked just the fi fth time in team history and fi rst since Martin Gramatica on October 27, 2002 at Carolina (53-yard and 52-yard fi eld goals).

THREE OR MORE FIELD GOALS OF 50 OR MORE YARDS IN SAME GAME IN NFL HISTORY

Player Opponent-Date YardsConnor Barth (TB) 11/15/09-at MIA 50, 51, 54Kris Brown (HOU) 10/7/07-MIA 54, 54, 57Neil Rackers (ARI) 10/24/04-SEA 55, 55, 50Morten Andersen (NO) 12/10/95-ATL 51, 55, 55

TWO OR MORE FIELD GOALS OF 50 OR MORE YARDS IN SAME GAME IN TEAM HISTORY

Player Opponent-Date YardsConnor Barth 11/15/09-at MIA 50, 51, 54Martin Gramatica 10/27/02-at CAR 52, 53Martin Gramatica 11/12/00-GB 51, 54Martin Gramatica 10/19/00-DET 50, 55Martin Gramatica 11/21/99-ATL 50, 53

LONGEST FIELD GOALS IN TEAM HISTORY

Player Opponent-Date Yards1. Matt Bryant 10/22/06-PHI 622. Michael Husted 12/19/93-at LA Raiders 573. Martin Gramatica 10/19/00-DET 553. Donald Igwebuike 11/30/86-at MIN 555. Connor Barth 11/15/09-at MIA 545. Martin Gramatica 11/12/00-GB 545. Michael Husted 11/9/97-at ATL 545. Michael Husted 11/21/93-MIN 545. Steve Christie 9/23/90-DET 54

UNDRAFTED ≠ UNWANTED

When it comes to fi nding value the Buccaneers have had a knack at knowing where to look. Tampa Bay is currently home to 20 players who originally entered the league as undrafted rookie free agents and have totaled 410 games played, including 78 starts among them. The group includes standout performers such as RB Earnest Graham, CB Elbert Mack, T Donald Penn and RB/KR Clifton Smith. The team also has another six undrafted players on their practice squad.

RB Earnest Graham - Played in 78 games with 25 • starts amassing 1,734 yards rushing on 419 carries (4.1 avg.) including 14 rushing touchdowns. Also has 83 receptions for 568 yards and 14 kickoff returns for 267 yards.RB/KR Clifton Smith - After spending the fi rst • seven weeks of the 2008 season on the team’s practice squad, earned Pro Bowl honors as a return specialist in his rookie year. In his short career, already third all-time for kickoff return yards in team history (1,894), is the only Buccaneer to return a punt and kickoff for a touchdown in the same season and was just the second Buccaneer ever selected to the Pro Bowl as a rookie (also RB Warrick Dunn in 1997).CB Elbert Mack - In his second year has played • in 28 games with three starts recording three interceptions as the team’s nickelback. Has also been a signifi cant contributor on special teams.T Donald Penn - In 2007, saw his fi rst NFL action • and has since played in 46 consecutive games, starting 42 consecutive games.


PASS PROTECTOR

One of the ‘biggest’ components to the success of the Buccaneers offensive line has been starting left tackle Donald Penn. Penn, who was signed off of the Minnesota Vikings practice squad in 2006, has grown into one of the most dependable left tackles in the league. Since his fi rst action during the 2007 season, Penn has played in 46 consecutive games with 42 consecutive starts, the third-longest current consecutive starts streak on the team.

CURRENT BUCCANEERS CONSECUTIVE STARTS STREAK

Player Start StreakCB Ronde Barber 165T Jeremy Trueblood 59T Donald Penn 42LB Barrett Ruud 30G Davin Joseph 26

Through 14 games this year, Penn has faced off against top rushers such as Cowboys LB DeMarcus Ware, Bills DE Aaron Schobel, Giants DE Osi Umenyiora, Redskins DE Andre Carter and LB/DE Brian Orakpo, Eagles Trent Cole, Panthers Julius Peppers, Patriots LB Derrick Burgess, Packers LB Aaron Kampman, Dolphins LB Jason Taylor, Saints DE Will Smith, Falcons DE John Abraham, Jets DE Shaun Ellis and Seahawks Patrick Kerney, giving up just two sacks to the bunch.

When asked about Penn’s performance after the Washington game in Week 4, Head Coach Raheem Morris said, “He’s really been a big time force over there on the left side. That’s the fi rst Donald Penn question that I have gotten all year and that’s what offensive linemen are supposed to be, invisible and that’s what he’s been, invisible.”

In Week 5 at Philadelphia (10/11), Penn recorded a rare feat for an offensive lineman, marking the fi rst reception of his career off of a defl ected pass, running 15 yards for a fi rst down. Penn followed that up in Week 10 at Miami (11/15) with a blocked PAT, the fi rst of his career.

UNDRAFTED BUCCANEERS CURRENTLY ON ROSTER (20)

Player Year Entering NFL GP GS P Dirk Johnson (IR) 1998 80 0RB Earnest Graham 2003 78 25LS Andrew Economos 2005 49 0WR Brian Clark 2006 32 0T Donald Penn 2006 46 42P Sam Paulescu 2007 15 0FB Byron Storer (IR) 2007 15 6CB Derrick Roberson 2007 4 0K Connor Barth 2008 17 0T James Lee 2008 1 0CB Elbert Mack 2008 28 3RB Clifton Smith (IR) 2008 20 0CB Brandon Anderson 2009 3 0DL Michael Bennett 2009 6 0QB Rudy Carpenter 2009 0 0C Jonathan Compas 2009 2 0T Demar Dotson 2009 7 0RB Kareem Huggins 2009 2 0WR Terrence Nunn 2009 0 0FB Chris Pressley 2009 5 2

PIECES TO THE PUZZLE

As the Buccaneers continue to build for the future, the team has found young talent that has made an impact this season such as K Connor Barth, DE Michael Bennett, DE Tim Crowder, S Corey Lynch and FB Chris Pressley.

K Connor Barth - Made 11-of-16 fi eld goal attempts • and 9-of-9 PATs this season. Tied NFL record with three 50-plus yard fi eld goals at Miami (11/15), including a 54-yarder that tied for fi fth-longest in team history.DE Michael Bennett - After being claimed off of • waivers from Seattle, has played in six games recording fi ve tackles, two quarterback pressures and one sack.DE Tim Crowder - Played in 13 games with three • starts this season, recording 40 tackles, one TFL, two passes defensed, one fumble recovery, nine quarterback pressures and 3.5 sacks.S Corey Lynch - Signed off of Cincinnati Bengals • practice squad, playing in 11 games with one pass defensed, one tackle, one quarterback pressure, seven special teams tackles and a blocked punt.FB Chris Pressley - Signed off of Cincinnati • Bengals practice squad, playing in fi ve games and starting his fi rst two in the NFL.


WORTH THE PICK

Joining the Buccaneers with the lofty expectations that accompany the highest cornerback ever selected in the NFL Draft by the team (20th overall in 2008), CB Aqib Talib lived up to the hype in his rookie season and has now taken on the vigors of a starting role this season, ranking tied for eighth in the NFL with fi ve interceptions.

In Week 4 at Washington (10/4), Talib arguably had his best game as a pro, tying the Buccaneers single-game record with three interceptions while also recording fi ve tackles and three passes defensed. It marked Talib’s fi rst multi-interception game of his career. With his interceptions, Talib became just the second player in Buccaneers history to record three interceptions in a game, joining CB Ronde Barber, who has accomplished the feat twice. It is also the most interception by a player in a single game in the NFL this season.

MOST INTERCEPTIONS IN A SINGLE GAME(Team History)

Player Opponent-Date INTs1. Ronde Barber at NO-12/4/05 31. Ronde Barber at NO-12/23/01 31. Aqib Talib at WAS-10/4/09 3

Below is a look at Talib’s other 2009 highlights:On the season, has a single-season career high • 55 tackles, eighth-best on the team, along with a team-leading fi ve interceptions and team-high 12 passes defensed and two TFL. His fi ve interceptions are also tied for eighth-most in the NFL and are a single-season career-high.Against Dallas (9/13) in the season opener, • recorded four tackles to go with one pass defensed.In Week 2 at Buffalo (9/20), Talib fi nished with a • career-high six tackles.In Week 7 against New England (10/25), • intercepted his team-leading fourth pass of the season and the eighth of his career in the second quarter. Patriots QB Tom Brady had been intercepted a total of two times this season before being intercepted twice in the second quarter by Talib and S Tanard Jackson. Talib’s interception marked the fi rst time that Brady had been intercepted twice in a game since December 23, 2007 against the Miami Dolphins.Against Green Bay (11/8) in Week 9 intercepted • his fi fth pass of the season, a new single-season career-high.

2009 NFL LEADERS IN INTERCEPTIONS

Rank Player Team INTs1. Jairus Byrd Buffalo 92. Asante Samuel Philadelphia 82. Darren Sharper New Orleans 82. Charles Woodson Green Bay 85. Nick Collins Green Bay 65. Jonathan Joseph Cincinnati 65. Darrelle Revis N.Y. Jets 68. Aqib Talib Tampa Bay 58. Leigh Bodden New England 58. Zackary Bowman Chicago 58. Sheldon Brown Philadelphia 58. D. Rodgers-Cromartie Arizona 58. Cortland Finnegan Tennessee 58. Leon Hall Cincinnati 58. Mike Jenkins Dallas 5

In two seasons, Talib has nine career interceptions, tied for the eighth-most in the NFL in that span and tied for the most of any player entering the league in 2008.

NFL MOST INTERCEPTIONS SINCE 2008

Rank Player Team INTs1. Charles Woodson Green Bay 152. Nick Collins Green Bay 133. Ed Reed Baltimore 123. Asante Samuel Philadelphia 125. Darrelle Revis N.Y. Jets 116. Cortland Finnegan Tennessee 106. Troy Polamalu Pittsburgh 108. Aqib Talib Tampa Bay 98. Jairus Byrd Buffalo 98. Andre Goodman Denver 98. DeAngelo Hall Washington 98. D. Rodgers-Cromartie Arizona 98. Darren Sharper New Orleans 9

Last season, Talib tied for the team lead with four interceptions despite starting just two games. Serving as the primary nickelback for the Buccaneers defense, Talib posted 27 tackles, four interceptions, 10 passes defensed and fi ve special teams tackles. Talib’s four interceptions ranked tied for 13th in the NFL and tied for the most in the NFL among rookies. Additionally, his four picks placed him second all-time in Buccaneers history among rookies.


2008 NFL LEADERS IN INTERCEPTIONS AMONG ROOKIES

Rank Player Team INTs1. Aqib Talib Tampa Bay 41. D. Rodgers-Cromartie Arizona 43. Chris Horton Washington 34. Brandon Carr Kansas City 24. Antoine Cason San Diego 24. Brandon Flowers Kansas City 24. Leodis McKelvin Buffalo 2

BUCCANEERS SINGLE SEASON INTERCEPTION LEADERS AMONG ROOKIES

Rank Player Year INTs1. Donnie Abraham 1996 52. Aqib Talib 2008 43. Tony Covington 1991 3

TAKING IT BACK JACK

Since entering the league in 2007 with the Buccaneers, S Tanard Jackson’s presence has been felt in the Tampa Bay secondary. Jackson became the fi rst Buccaneers rookie to start on defense on opening day since DE Regan Upshaw in 1996 when he started at Seattle (9/9/07) and continued on to become the only defensive player in Buccaneers history to start 32 consecutive games to begin his career.

Despite missing the fi rst four games this season, Jackson has tallied four interceptions, two touchdowns, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery and eight passes defensed to go with 74 tackles and three TFL. His fi rst three interceptions came in consecutive contests, against Carolina (10/18), New England (10/25) and Green Bay (11/8) making him the fi rst Buccaneer to intercept a pass in three straight games since Derrick Brooks in the fi rst three games of 2002. Jackson is currently second on the team with four interceptions.

2009 BUCCANEERS INTERCEPTION LEADERS

Rank Player INTs1. CB Aqib Talib 52. S Tanard Jackson 43. CB Elbert Mack 34. LB Geno Hayes 25. LB Quincy Black 15. S Sabby Piscitelli 15. LB Barrett Ruud 1

Below is a breakdown of Jackson’s 2009 season:In the Week 6 matchup against Carolina (10/18), • picked off a QB Jake Delhomme pass and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown to tie the game in the fourth quarter. It marked his fi rst interception of the season and fi rst career touchdown.In the Week 7 contest against New England • (10/25), Jackson became the fi rst player to intercept Patriots QB Tom Brady since Week 2 at the N.Y. Jets (CB Darrelle Revis). The interception broke a streak and Patriots franchise record of 183 consecutive pass attempts by Brady without an interception.With 35 seconds left in the fourth quarter against • Green Bay (11/8) in Week 9, Jackson sealed the Buccaneers victory, recording his third interception this season and the sixth of his career, returning it 35 yards for a touchdown. It was the third interception for the Buccaneers on the day and the second time this season Jackson has returned an interception for a touchdown.In Week 10 at Miami (11/15), Jackson recovered • his fi rst fumble of the season and the fourth of his career, helping to set up a Buccaneers touchdown. It was the fourth game in a row that Jackson has recorded a turnover (three interceptions and one fumble recovery).In Week 13 at Carolina (12/6), tied for team lead • with 10 tackles to go with two passes defensed.In Week 14 against N.Y. Jets (12/13), recorded • 10 tackles to go with one pass defensed and one TFL.In Week 15 at Seattle (12/20), totaled seven • tackles, one TFL, one quarterback pressure, two passes defensed and one interception, his fourth of the season.

WHEN OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS

When DE/DT Jimmy Wilkerson became a free agent following the 2007 season to little fanfare, the Buccaneers quietly felt like they found another talent that just needed an opportunity. A little over a year later, Wilkerson has proven to be quite a value as he has moved into a full-time starter role. This season, Wilkerson is second on the team with 6.0 sacks and leads all defensive lineman and is seventh on the team in tackles with 66 to go with three TFL, 28 quarterback pressures, two passes defensed and three forced fumbles. His 6.0 sacks through 14 games already sets a single-season career-high for Wilkerson.

Since joining the Buccaneers in 2008, Wilkerson has played in every game, accumulating one sack in every 2.7 games played (11.0 in 30 games) as


opposed to one sack in 72 total games while with the Kansas City Chiefs. He has also recorded 6.0 sacks in 14 starts with the Buccaneers compared to no sacks in fi ve starts for Kansas City.

In just 30 games with the Buccaneers, Wilkerson has amassed 94 tackles, 11.0 sacks, four passes defensed and four forced fumbles while also setting single-game career-highs in tackles (9 against New England, 10/25/09) and sacks (3.0 at Philadelphia, 10/11/09). In his fi rst fi ve years in the NFL with the Chiefs, Wilkerson totaled 97 tackles, one sack, six passes defensed and one fumble recovery.

Below is a breakdown of Wilkerson’s single-game highlights in 2009:

In Week 3 against the N.Y. Giants, posted a then • career-high six tackles along with one quarterback pressure. In Week 4 at Washington (10/4) recorded his • second sack of the season on the third play of the game, forcing a fumble to set up a Buccaneers touchdown and tied a then career-high six tackles.In Week 5 had a career day at Philadelphia (10/11) • recording career-high three sacks (previously two sacks at Detroit on November 23, 2008) and tying then career-high six tackles (also against N.Y. Giants, 9/27).On second sack of the day, also forced a fumble, • the third of his career and the second time in as many weeks forced a fumble on a sack.Became fi rst Buccaneer to record three sacks in • a game since Simeon Rice against New Orleans (12/19/04).In Week 6 against Carolina (10/18) set a then • career-high with seven tackles also adding two QBP.In Week 7 against New England (10/25), set • a career-high with nine tackles to go with 0.5 sacks, two TFL and a QBP.In Week 11 at Atlanta, recorded 0.5 sacks to go • with six tackles and four quarterback pressures.

WILKERSON CAREER BREAKDOWN

Team (Years) GP Tackles Sacks FF FR PDKansas City (03-07) 72 97 1.0 0 1 6Tampa Bay (08-09) 30 94 11.0 4 0 4CAREER TOTALS 102 191 12.0 4 1 10

APPLYING PRESSURE

In his fi rst three seasons in the NFL, DE Stylez G. White has shown that he has a knack for getting to the quarterback.

Below is a look at his 2009 season:Team-leading 6.5 sacks along with team-high • 30 quarterback pressures. Also tied for third on team with fi ve TFL.All 6.5 sacks have come in past nine games since • becoming a regular starter.Against the Packers (11/8) in Week 9, White • recorded a half sack in the second quarter and a full sack in the fourth quarter.In Week 12 at Atlanta (11/29), White tied career- • highs in tackles (seven) and sacks (2.5), while also recording fi ve quarterback pressures. It was his third career multi-sack game, with his fi rst also coming at Atlanta on November 18, 2007 when he recorded two sacks.In Week 14 against N.Y. Jets (12/13), recorded • one sack to go with fi ve tackles, two quarterback pressures and one TFL.

2009 BUCCANEERS SACK LEADERS

Rank Player Sacks1. DE Stylez G. White 6.52. DE/DT Jimmy Wilkerson 6.03. DE Tim Crowder 3.54. CB Ronde Barber 2.04. DT Roy Miller 2.0

2009 BUCCANEERS QB PRESSURE LEADERS

Rank Player QBPs1. DE Stylez G. White 302. DE/DT Jimmy Wilkerson 283. DT Chris Hovan 164. LB Geno Hayes 11

STYLEZ G. WHITE MULTI-SACK GAMES

Sacks Opponent Date2.5 at Atlanta 11/29/092.5 at Houston 12/9/072.0 at Atlanta 11/18/07

White’s successful pass rush has been evident since entering the league in 2007. In his rookie campaign, White, the former 2007 AFL Defensive Lineman of the Year, led the team with 8.0 sacks. Following his stellar rookie performance, White fi nished his sophomore season in 2008 tied for second on the team with 5.0 sacks despite not starting any games.


He currently has 19.5 sacks over his three-year career, most on the Buccaneers and second most in the NFL by players entering the league in 2007.

BUCCANEERS SACKS LEADER SINCE 2007

Rank Player Sacks1. DE Stylez G. White 19.52. DE Gaines Adams 13.53. DE/DT Jimmy Wilkerson 11.0

MOST CAREER SACKS AMONG CURRENT THIRD-YEAR PLAYERS

Rank Player Team Sacks1. LaMarr Woodley Pittsburgh 24.52. Stylez G. White Tampa Bay 19.53. Gaines Adams Chicago 13.54. Jacob Ford Tennessee 11.54. David Harris N.Y. Jets 11.5

RUUD AWAKENING

After consecutive Pro Bowl worthy seasons, LB Barrett Ruud has quickly proven he is one of the best middle linebackers in the NFL. In his 50 career starts, Ruud has led or tied for the team lead in tackles 31 times and since becoming a full-time starter in 2007 has led or tied for the team lead in tackles 30 of 45 times.

In the 2009 season opener against Dallas (9/13), Ruud started where he left off, tying for a team high with eight tackles. In Week 2 at Buffalo (9/20) Ruud did one better, recording a team and career-high 20 tackles. The 20-tackle performance also tied for the sixth-most tackles in a single game in team history.

MOST TACKLES IN A SINGLE GAME(Team History)

Player Opponent-Date Yards1. Derrick Brooks at MIN-9/30/01 232. Derrick Brooks vs. BUF-11/26/00 222. Hardy Nickerson at CHI-11/23/97 224. Shelton Quarles vs. NO-1/1/06 214. Broderick Thomas vs. PHI-10/6/91 216. Barrett Ruud at BUF-9/13/09 206. Derrick Brooks vs. CAR-10/18/98 206. Hardy Nickerson vs. MIN-10/26/97 20

Below is a look at Ruud’s other 2009 highlights:Led or tied for the team lead in tackles in 13 of 14 • games this season.In Week 3 against the N.Y. Giants fi nished with • a team-high 19 tackles, the second-most of his career.

At Washington (10/4) in Week 4, again led the • team in tackles with 11 while also adding a quarterback pressure. In Week 5 at Philadelphia (10/11) had a team-• high 14 tackles.In Week 6 against Carolina (10/18) fi nished with • 14 tackles, three passes defensed and the fi rst interception of the season and the fi fth of his career.In Week 7 against New England (10/25) led the • team with 11 tackles.In Week 9 against Green Bay (11/8) recorded a • team-high eight tackles to pass the 100 tackles mark for the third time in his fi ve-year career.In Week 12 at Atlanta (11/29) recorded 11 tackles • including one TFL to go with his fi rst forced fumble of the season.In Week 15 at Seattle (12/20), had team-leading • 13 tackles to go with two passes defensed and one quarterback pressure.

Through 14 games, Ruud leads the team with a career-high 179 tackles including one TFL and also has two quarterback pressures, one interception, one forced fumble and seven passes defensed.

RUUD 2009 TACKLES BREAKDOWN

Opponent (Date) Solo Assist Totalvs. Dallas (9/13) 4 4 8at Buffalo (9/20) 10 10 20vs. N.Y. Giants (9/27) 10 9 19at Washington (10/4) 5 6 11at Philadelphia (10/11) 10 4 14vs. Carolina (10/18) 7 7 14vs. New England (10/25) 6 5 11vs. Green Bay (11/8) 5 3 8at Miami (11/15) 7 6 13vs. New Orleans (11/22) 8 5 13at Atlanta (11/29) 6 5 11at Carolina (12/6) 5 5 10vs. N.Y. Jets (12/13) 10 4 14at Seattle (12/20) 9 4 13TOTALS 102 77 179


THE NEW LB CREW

This season, the Buccaneers have two new starters at the outside linebacker positions. Anchored by standout middle linebacker Barrett Ruud, linebackers Geno Hayes and Quincy Black have stepped into starting roles and have performed admirably for the team.

With Ruud leading the team in tackles (179), • Hayes is second on the team with 113 tackles while Black is fi fth on the team with 78 tackles.Collectively the group has 370 of the team’s • 1,078 total tackles this season (34.3%).Hayes and Black have also made their presence • felt behind the line of scrimmage where Hayes has a team-leading 10 tackles for loss and Black is tied for third on the team with fi ve TFLs.Black also has 1.5 sacks with fi ve quarterback • pressures to Hayes’ 11 quarterback pressures and one sack.In Week 10 at Miami (11/15), Black added the fi rst • interception of his career in the fourth quarter, setting up a Buccaneers touchdown to give the team a 23-22 lead late in the fourth quarter.In Week 12 at Atlanta (11/29), Hayes moved • past the 100-tackle mark for the fi rst time in his career after recording a team leading 16 tackles tying his career-high to go with one TFL.In Week 13 at Carolina (12/6), Hayes recorded • the fi rst interception of his career to go with six tackles, one pass defensed and one TFL.In Week 15 at Seattle (12/20), Hayes had a • career day recording the fi rst fumble recovery and the fi rst sack of his career. Hayes followed the sack with an interception on the very next play, marking the second interception of his career and the season while also adding six tackles, three quarterback pressures, a pass defensed and two TFLs.

2009 DEFENSIVE BREAKDOWN

Tackles TFL Sacks QBP FF FR PDStarting LB’s 370 16 2.5 18 2 1 19Rest of Team 708 31 23.5 122 8 6 48TOTALS 1,078 47 26.0 140 10 7 67

MAKING A SPLASH

In his fi rst season as an full time starter, third-year S Sabby Piscitelli is showing early signs of success and has continued to show he knows how to make a “splash” play on defense.

Below is a breakdown of Piscitelli’s 2009 season:Ranks third on the team in tackles with 79, • including one tackle for loss, to go along with one interception, three passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery.In Week 2 at Buffalo (9/20), Piscitelli had a career • game, recording a then career-high nine tackles along with a 72-yard fumble return late in the second quarter, the third-longest in team history and the longest non-scoring fumble return in team history. The play led to a Buccaneers touchdown, cutting the Bills lead to 20-14. Piscitelli now has the third-longest fumble return and third-longest interception return (84 yards vs. Oakland, 12/28/08) in team history, with both marking the longest non-scoring fumble and interception returns in team history.In Week 10 at Miami (11/15), Piscitelli recorded • a new career-high with 10 tackles to go with one forced fumble, setting up a Buccaneers touchdown.

LONGEST FUMBLE RETURNS(Team History)

Player Opponent-Date Yards1. Cedric Brown at HOU-10/19/80 80(TD)2. Martin Mayhew vs. MIN-10/15/95 78(TD)3. Sabby Piscitelli vs. BUF-9/20/09 724. Hugh Green at DAL-1/9/83* 60(TD) 4. David Logan vs. DET-12/14/80 60(TD)

* Postseason

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS(Team History)

Player Opponent-Date Yards1. Shelton Quarles vs. GB-10/7/01 98(TD) 2. Derrick Brooks at BAL-9/15/02 97(TD) 3. Sabby Piscitelli vs. OAK-12/28/08 844. Neal Colzie vs. MIN-9/5/81 82(TD)5. Cedric Brown vs. GB-11/22/81 81 (TD)


DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Tampa Bay’s defense ranked in the Top 10 in total defense for nine consecutive seasons from 1997-2005, then the longest streak in the league and tied for the second-longest streak in the NFL since 1970.

After a down year in 2006, the Buccaneers returned to form in 2007, ranking second in the NFL in total defense and fi rst in pass defense, marking the fourth time in team history they led the league in that category. Last season, the Buccaneers again fi nished in the top 10 in total defense, marking the 11th time in the past 12 seasons. Since 1996, Tampa Bay ranks second in the league in fewest yards allowed.

NFL DEFENSIVE RANKINGS SINCE 1996

Rank Team Rush Pass Total1. Pittsburgh 91.5 193.1 284.62. Tampa Bay 110.0 181.6 291.63. Baltimore 93.1 202.6 295.74. Dallas 107.9 196.9 304.85. Miami 108.7 198.5 307.2

NFL DEFENSIVE RANKINGS SINCE 2002

Rank Team Rush Pass Total1. Pittsburgh 88.0 193.1 281.12. Baltimore 93.2 196.2 289.43. Tampa Bay 115.6 179.7 295.34. Washington 109.4 198.5 307.95. Dallas 103.0 205.2 308.2

Tampa Bay ranks third in shutouts since 2002, tied for fourth since 2000 and tied for third since 1998. Below is how the Buccaneers rank in shutouts during those spans.

NFL SHUTOUT RANKINGS

(2002-2009) 7 New England, Seattle 5 Tampa Bay 4 Baltimore, Pittsburgh

(2000-2009) 9 Baltimore 7 New England, Seattle 6 Tampa Bay, Pittsburgh

(1998-2009) 10 Baltimore 8 Seattle 7 Tampa Bay, New England, Pittsburgh 6 San Francisco

Tampa Bay’s 3,689 points allowed since 1997 are the third-fewest in the NFL. The Buccaneers have also allowed only 97 rushing touchdowns since 2000, the fourth-fewest in the NFL over that span.

NFL FEWEST POINTS ALLOWED SINCE 1997*

Rank Team Total Points Allowed1. Baltimore 3,6432. Pittsburgh 3,6653. Tampa Bay 3,6894. New England 3,7585. Philadelphia 3,905

* List does not include Cleveland and Houston since they have not been in the league every year since 1997.

FEWEST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS ALLOWED SINCE 2000*

Team Rushing TDs AllowedBaltimore 80Pittsburgh 90New England 95Tampa Bay 97Philadelphia 101

* List does not include Houston since the Texans have not been in the league every year since 2000.

Since 2000, Tampa Bay ranks second in the NFL with 203 interceptions and since 1996 ranks fi rst in lowest opponent passer rating (72.4).

MOST INTERCEPTIONS SINCE 2000

Rank Team INTs 1. Baltimore 211 2. Tampa Bay 203 3. Green Bay 191 4. Carolina 182 5. New England 179

NFL OPPONENT PASSER RATING SINCE 1996

Rank Team Rating 1. Tampa Bay 72.4 2. Green Bay 73.1

3. Baltimore 73.1 4. Pittsburgh 74.3

5. Philadelphia 74.8


RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

Last season, the Buccaneers recorded 30 takeaways (22 interceptions, eight fumble recoveries), while turning the ball over 26 times (13 and 13). That plus-4 turnover ratio helped Tampa Bay become one of the NFL’s best takeaway/giveaway teams of the past decade. Since 1999, the Buccaneers have posted a turnover differential of plus-49. The Buccaneers are also one of only two NFC teams to rank in the top 5 of turnover margin during this span.

NFL TURNOVER MARGIN SINCE 1999

Rank Team Turnover Margin1. New England +592. Kansas City +533. Indianapolis +523. Philadelphia +525. Tampa Bay +49

Since 1999, Tampa Bay also ranks tied for second in the NFL with 349 takeaways.

NFL MOST TAKEAWAYS SINCE 1999

Rank Team Takeaways1. Baltimore 3652. Tampa Bay 3492. Carolina 3494. Green Bay 3435. Philadelphia 342

Over the last 12 seasons since 1997, the Buccaneers are plus-47 in turnover margin, a mark that ranks fi rst in the NFC and fourth overall in the NFL.

NFL TURNOVER MARGIN SINCE 1997

Rank Team Turnover Margin1. New England +762. Kansas City +683. Jacksonville +604. Tampa Bay +475. Tennessee +45

Since 2002, protecting the football has been one of the important ingredients for success. Tampa Bay is nearly perfect in that span with an 18-2 record when it does not commit a turnover, with the only losses coming in Week 1 against Dallas in 2009 and Week 14 against Carolina in 2008.

WHEN BUCS COMMIT NO TURNOVERS(2002-2009)

2002 (5-0) 2006 (1-0)at Baltimore W Philadelphia WMinnesota W Atlanta W 2007 (3-0)at Detroit W New Orleans Wat Chicago W Arizona W Washington W2003 (3-0) Washington W 2008 (1-1)Dallas W Carolina WHouston W at Carolina L 2004 (1-0) 2009 (0-1)Kansas City W Dallas L 2005 (4-0) Buffalo W at New Orleans W at Carolina W New Orleans W

SCORING ON D

With the return of the talented S Tanard Jackson to the starting lineup, the Buccaneers defense returned to one of its calling cards, scoring on defense. Jackson has a 26-yard interception return for a touchdown and a 35-yard interception return for a touchdown this season. Coupled with WR Sammie Stroughter’s 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Carolina and CB Ronde Barber’s return of LB Geno Hayes’ blocked punt for a touchdown against Green Bay, the Buccaneers have picked up where they left off in 2008 when they had one of the most successful seasons in team history in return touchdowns. This season the Buccaneers currently rank tied for fourth in the NFL with four return touchdowns.

2009 NFL MOST RETURN TOUCHDOWNS

Rank Team TDs 1. New Orleans 9 (5 INT, 1 KR, 3 FR)2. Philadelphia 6 (2 INT, 2 PR, 2 FR)2. San Diego 5 (1 INT, 1 PR, 2 FR, 1 BP)4. Tampa Bay 4 (2 INT, 1 KR, 1 BP)4. Baltimore 4 (2 INT, 1 KR, 1 FR)4. Cincinnati 4 (2 INT, 1 KR, 1 FR)4. Cleveland 4 (1 PR, 3 KR)4. Denver 4 (1 PR, 1 KR, 2 FR)4. Miami 4 (1 INT, 2 KR, 1 FR)4. San Francisco 4 (1 INT, 2 FR, 1 BFG)4. Tennessee 4 (4 INT)


2009 BUCCANEERS RETURN TOUCHDOWNS

Game Scorevs. CAR (10/18) Stroughter KR for 97-yd. TDvs. CAR (10/18) Jackson INT for 26-yd. TDvs. GB (11/8) Barber blocked punt return for 31-yd. TDvs. GB (11/8) Jackson INT for 35-yd. TD

The Buccaneers fi nished tied for second in 2008 with seven return touchdowns (also includes scores on special teams), tying a single-season record for the Buccaneers that was set in 2000. The team also tied for the fourth best single-season mark in team history with four defensive scores.

MOST RETURN TOUCHDOWNS -SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Year TDs 1. 2008 7 (3 INT, 1 FR, 1 PR, 1 KR, 1 BP)1. 2000 7 (4 INT, 1 FR, 1 PR, 1 BFG)3. 2002 6 (4 INT, 1 FR, 1 PR)4. 1981 5 (4 INT, 1 FR)

2008 NFL MOST RETURN TOUCHDOWNS

Rank Team TDs 1. Green Bay 9 (6 INT, 1 FR, 2 PR)2. Tampa Bay 7 (3 INT, 1 FR, 1 PR, 1 KR, 1 BP)2. Chicago 7 (1 INT, 2 FR, 1 Own FR, 1 KR, 2 BP)2. Philadelphia 7 (2 INT, 3 FR, 1 PR, 1 KR)5. Arizona 6 (2 INT, 1 FR, 1 KR, 1 BFG, 1 BP)5. Baltimore 6 (5 INT, 1 FR)5. N.Y. Jets 6 (3 INT, 2 FR, 1 KR)

After scoring a total of two defensive touchdowns in all of 2007, the Bucs defense topped that mark with three defensive scores in the fi rst four weeks of the 2008 season. It was the most in that span since the 2002 season when the team scored a defensive touchdown in four of the fi rst fi ve games. That season the Buccaneers defense scored in a total of fi ve regular season games and added four more defensive touchdowns in three postseason contests.

MOST DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS -SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY)

Year(s) TDs2002*, 2000, 1981 52008, 1987, 1983, 1977 42006, 2005, 2004, 2003 31992, 1990, 1980, 19792009, 2007, 2001, 1999, 1995, 21993, 1989

* Also recorded four more defensive scores in postseason play

Thanks in large part to CB Ronde Barber’s 11 career interception/fumble return touchdowns, the Buccaneers defense has the fourth-most defensive touchdowns in the NFL since 2000 with 32. The team has also scored 26 touchdowns on opponents fumbles and interceptions since 2002, ranking tied for fourth in the NFL.

MOST DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWNS SINCE 2000

Rank Team TDs1. Baltimore 351. Tennessee 353. Green Bay 334. Tampa Bay 325. New England 295. Seattle 29

MOST TOUCHDOWNS ON OPPONENTS FUMBLES AND INTERCEPTIONS SINCE 2002

Rank Team TDs1. Green Bay 332. Baltimore 313. Tennessee 294. Tampa Bay 26*4. Minnesota 26

* Includes fumble recovery for touchdown by Keenan McCardell in 2003

ON THE ROAD AGAIN

RB Carnell “Cadillac” Williams is back, again. As many doubted his return to the playing fi eld after sustaining a season-ending knee injury in Carolina (9/30) in 2007, Williams kept working and hoping to once again return to the fi eld that he had been so successful on. After spending the fi rst nine weeks of the 2008 season on the Physically Unable to Perform list, that hard work paid off when he appeared in his fi rst game in nearly 14 months, carrying the ball 16 times at Detroit (11/23) in Week 12. Unfortunately for Williams, after completing a 28-yard run, his longest run of the season in the 2008 season fi nale against Oakland, he tore the patellar tendon in his other knee.

Williams once again dedicated himself to making it back to the game, which some predicted he wouldn’t be able to do, and succeeded through a grueling offseason of rehabilitation. Now, there seems to be no holding him back as Williams returned to the playing fi eld as a starter in Week 1 against Dallas (9/13).


Below is a look at Williams 2009 season:Led the team in rushing in eight of the fi rst 14 • games and leads the Buccaneers rushing attack with 652 yards and three touchdowns on 167 carries. He is also fourth on the team with 22 receptions for 165 yards and tied for second on the team with three receiving touchdowns.Williams ranks fi fth on the Buccaneers career • rushing yards list (3,069) and has the sixth-most rushing touchdowns in team history (17).

MOST RUSHING TOUCHDOWNS (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Player Touchdowns1. Mike Alstott, 1996-07 582. James Wilder, 1981-89 373. Errict Rhett, 1994-97 244. Reggie Cobb, 1990-93 215. Warrick Dunn, 1997-01,08 196. Carnell Williams, 2005-09 177. Ricky Bell, 1977-81 168. Lars Tate, 1988-89 159. Earnest Graham, 2004-09 1410. Doug Williams, 1978-82 13

MOST RUSHING YARDS (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Player Yards1. James Wilder, 1981-89 5,9572. Mike Alstott, 1996-07 5,0883. Warrick Dunn, 1997-01,08 4,9864. Michael Pittman, 2002-07 3,3645. Carnell Williams, 2005-09 3,0696. Reggie Cobb, 1990-93 3,0617. Ricky Bell, 1977-81 3,0578. Errict Rhett, 1994-97 2,8539. Jerry Eckwood, 1979-81 1,84510. Earnest Graham, 2004-09 1,734

In the opener, put up 97 yards rushing and one • touchdown, the 15th of his career, on 13 carries (7.5 avg.) including a 35-yard run, his longest since October 15, 2006 when he had a 38-yard run against the Cincinnati Bengals. The game marked the fi rst time Williams has had three or more rushes of 10 yards since October 8, 2006 when he had fi ve at New Orleans. His 97 rushing yards were the most for Williams since November 19, 2006 against Washington when he rushed 27 times for 122 yards (4.5 avg.).

In Week 2 at Buffalo (9/20), showed another • aspect to his game, registering a career-high seven receptions for another career-high 56 yards receiving and his fi rst career receiving touchdown. His seven receptions also tied for a team and game-high. In Week 4 at Washington (10/4), totaled 99 yards • of offense. He led the team in rushing yards for the second time this season, totaling 77 yards on 16 attempts (4.8 avg.) and also adding four receptions, tied for tops on the team, for 22 yards. In Week 6 against Carolina (10/18), fi nished • with 77 yards on 16 carries (4.8 avg.) and a touchdown while also marking the second time this season he has had three or more rushes of 10 yards. Williams’ touchdown run came on the team’s opening drive and was his second of the season and the 16th of his career.In Week 10 at Miami (11/15), Williams led the • team with 52 rushing yards and one touchdown, the 17th of his career, putting the Buccaneers up 23-22 with 1:14 left in the game. With the touchdown, Williams passed RB Ricky Bell (16 from 1977-81) for the sixth-most rushing touchdowns in team historyIn Week 12 at Atlanta (11/29), Williams recorded • an eight-yard touchdown reception in the third quarter. It was his second receiving touchdown of the season and the second of his career. He also added 30 yards rushing.In Week 13 at Carolina (12/6), rushed 17 times • for 92 yards, including a long of 25 yards. It was the second most-rushing yards by Williams this season, with his most coming in Week 1 against Dallas.In Week 15 at Seattle (12/20), caught a 22-yard • touchdown pass in the third quarter, giving the Buccaneers a 13-7 lead. It was Williams’ third receiving touchdown of the season and the third of his career, tying him for second on the team in receiving touchdowns. He also fi nished with 12 rushes for 66 yards (5.5 avg.), including a long of 23 yards helping him move him past both RB Ricky Bell (3,057 from 1977-81) and RB Reggie Cobb (3,061 from 1990-93) for the fi fth-most rushing yards in team history.


RUN LIKE THE WIND

This offseason, the “Wind” blew into Tampa Bay as the Buccaneers added another offensive weapon by signing one of the most highly prized free agents on the market in running back Derrick Ward.

Below is a breakdown of Ward’s 2009 season:In his fi rst action with the Buccaneers, Ward • teamed up with Carnell Williams to help lead the team to 174 yards on 31 carries against Dallas (9/13). For his part, Ward carried the ball 12 times for 62 yards (5.2 avg.) and a touchdown, the sixth of his career. He also recorded two receptions for 21 yards. In Week 5 at Philadelphia (10/11), recorded a 28-• yard run, his longest run with the Buccaneers.In Week 9 against Green Bay (11/8), recorded • three receptions for 54 yards and a touchdown, including a season long 38-yard reception.In Week 15 at Seattle (12/20), rushed for a • season-high 67 yards on 19 attempts and also recorded one reception for a six-yard touchdown. Ward’s previous high came in Week 1 against Dallas when he rushed for 62 yards.

Since 2008, Ward has the second-highest percentage of 10-plus runs (14.5) in the NFL.

NFL HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF 10+ RUSHES SINCE 2008 (Minimum 200 att.)

Rank Player Att. 10+ Pct.1. DeAngelo Williams (CAR) 489 75 15.32. Derrick Ward (TB) 289 42 14.53. Jamaal Charles (KC) 208 30 14.44. Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) 212 30 14.25. Chris Johnson (TEN) 552 78 14.1

Since the beginning of the 2008 season, Ward is fourth in the NFL with 5.0 yards per carry average (min. 1,000 yards).

NFL RUSHING YARDS PER ATTEMPT LEADERS SINCE 2008

(Min. 1,000 yards)

Rank Player Att. Yards Avg.1. DeAngelo Williams (CAR) 489 2,632 5.42. Jamaal Charles (KC) 208 1,116 5.43. Chris Johnson (TEN) 552 2,958 5.44. Ahmad Bradshaw (NYG) 212 1,067 5.05. Pierre Thomas (NO) 270 1,358 5.06. Ray Rice (BAL) 317 1,582 5.07. Derrick Ward (TB) 289 1,402 4.9

MANY HAPPY RETURNS

Undrafted rookie RB Clifton Smith patiently waited to prove he could play in the NFL, working on the Buccaneers practice squad for the fi rst seven weeks of the 2008 season. After fi nishing with nine games on the active roster, not only did Smith show he belonged, but he fi rmly entrenched his name in the Buccaneers record book while also earning a Pro Bowl selection and Player of the Week (Week 9) and Player of the Month (November) honors.

In just his second year as a pro, Smith climbed the Buccaneers kickoff return yard chart.

With 902 kickoff return yards this season, Smith • has 1,894 kickoff return yards with the Buccaneers to rank third in team history.

MOST KICKOFF RETURN YARDS IN TEAM HISTORY

Player Years Yards1. Aaron Stecker 2000-03 2,3762. Reidel Anthony 1997-01 2,2323. Clifton Smith 2008-present 1,8944. Michael Morton 1982-84 1,8855. Torrie Cox 2003-present 1,758

In Week 9 against Green Bay (11/8) Smith was • named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week after fi nishing the game with four punt returns for 54 yards (13.5 avg.) and two kickoff returns for 107 yards (53.5 avg.) including an 83-yard kickoff return in the fourth quarter, the fi fth-longest in team history and his longest of the season, that set up a Buccaneers touchdown.

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS(Team History)

Player Opponent-Date Yards1. S. Stroughter vs. CAR-10/18/09 97(TD) 1. Clifton Smith at KC-11/2/08 97(TD) 3. Micheal Spurlock vs. ATL-12/16/07 90 (TD)4. Aaron Stecker vs. NO-12/23/01 865. Clifton Smith vs. GB-11/8/09 83

This season, Smith leads the league in kickoff return average and is ninth in punt return average. He is one of only three players in the league to rank in the top 10 in both categories (also Joshua Cribbs-Cleveland and Jacoby Jones-Houston).


2009 NFL KICKOFF RETURN LEADERS

Rank Player Ret. Yds. Avg. Long TD1. C. Smith (TB) 31 902 29.1 83 02. J. Knox (CHI) 30 865 28.8 102t 13. P. Harvin (MIN) 36 1,017 28.3 101t 24. C. Roby (NO) 38 1,067 28.1 97t 15. J. Cribbs (CLE) 53 1,475 27.8 103t 36. J. Jones (HOU) 21 579 27.6 95t 17. T. Ginn (MIA) 42 1,113 26.5 101t 28. L. Webb (BAL) 35 918 26.2 95t 19. S. Logan (PIT) 48 1,254 26.1 83 010. F. Jackson (BUF) 36 928 25.8 71 0

2009 NFL PUNT RETURN LEADERS

Rank Player Ret. Yds. Avg. Long TD1. D. Jackson (PHI) 24 415 17.3 85t 22. P. Crayton (DAL) 30 415 13.8 82t 23. J. Cribbs (CLE) 31 413 13.3 67t 14. W. Welker (NE) 26 329 12.7 69 05. D. Reynaud (MIN) 24 282 11.8 36 06. Q. Cosby (CIN) 36 402 11.2 60 06. E. Royal (DEN) 30 335 11.2 71t 18. J. Jones (HOU) 36 397 11.0 62 09. C. Smith (TB) 23 232 10.1 21 010. E. Weems (ATL) 21 206 9.8 24 0

After setting multiple single-season marks last year, Smith currently has the second best kickoff return average in a single season in team history.

KICKOFF RETURN AVERAGE –SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY - Min. 10)

Rank Player Year Att. Yards Avg. TD1. S. Stroughter 2009 11 324 29.5 12. Clifton Smith 2009 31 902 29.1 03. Mark Jones 2007 10 286 28.6 04. Micheal Spurlock 2007 16 444 27.8 15. Clifton Smith 2008 36 992 27.6 1

PUNT RETURN AVERAGE –SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY - Min. 10)

Rank Player Year Att. Yards Avg. TD1. Karl Williams 1996 13 274 21.1 12. Jacquez Green 1998 30 453 15.1 13. Clifton Smith 2008 23 324 14.1 14. Karl Williams 1997 46 597 13.0 15. Mark Jones 2007 12 143 11.9 0

KICKOFF RETURN YARDS –SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Player Year Att. Yards Avg.1. Bobby Joe Edmonds 1995 58 1,147 19.82. Reidel Anthony 1998 46 1,118 24.33. Phil Freeman 1985 48 1,085 22.64. Clifton Smith 2008 36 992 27.65. Gary Davis 1980 44 951 21.6

TOTAL RETURN YARDS –SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Player Year Punt Kickoff Total1. Bobby Joe Edmonds 1995 293 1,147 1,4402. Clifton Smith 2008 324 992 1,3163. Clifton Smith 2009 232 902 1,1344. Reidel Anthony 1998 0 1,118 1,1185. Vernon Turner 1994 218 886 1,104

In his rookie season last year out of Fresno State, Smith became the fi rst Buccaneers kick returner ever selected to the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl and just the second rookie in team history to make the annual all-star game, joining Warrick Dunn in 1997. Smith also became just the third undrafted rookie free agent since 1970 to make the Pro Bowl, joining Everson Walls (1981) and Rufus Porter (1988).

PLAYERS SELECTED TO THE PRO BOWL IN THE SAME YEAR THEY ENTERED THE LEAGUE

AS UNDRAFTED FREE AGENT

RB Clifton Smith (2008) CB Everson Walls (1981) LB Rufus Porter (1988)

Below is a look at Smith’s 2008 season:Selected to the AFC-NFC Pro Bowl.• Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Month • for November.Was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week • (Week 9) as he became the second player in team history to return a kickoff for a touchdown with a 97-yard touchdown return at Kansas City (11/2), longest in team history. His 259 total return yards (232 kickoff return and 27 punt return) also set a single game team record.Spent the fi rst seven weeks of the season on the • practice squad.Played in nine games after being activated from • the Buccaneers practice squad on October 25.Ranked fi fth in the NFL and second in the NFC • with a 27.6 kickoff return average.


Ranked second in the NFL and fi rst in the NFC • with a 14.1 punt return average.Both his kickoff and punt return averages marked • the third-best single-season return averages in team history.Helped the team to a 24.8 collective kickoff • return average, setting a new single-season team record. Finished the year with 15 kickoff returns of 25-• plus yards to go with punt returns of 70t and 42 yards despite playing in just nine games.Was the only player in the NFL last season to • return both a kickoff and a punt for a touchdown and is the fi rst player in Buccaneers history to accomplish the feat.His 992 kickoff return yards was the fourth-• highest single-season total in franchise history.His 1,316 total returns yards (992 kickoff return • yards and 324 punt return yards) ranks second in team history for the most total return yards in a single-season.Had four punt returns for 90 yards at Detroit • (11/23), including a touchdown, and fi ve kickoff returns for 142 yards, including a long of 49 yards.Had seven kickoff returns for 205 yards (29.3 • avg.) vs. San Diego (12/21), including a 72-yard return that set up a touchdown.

MOST PUNT RETURN TOUCHDOWNS IN TEAM HISTORY

Player Years TDsKarl Williams 1996-03 5Ronde Barber 1997-present 1Joey Galloway 2004-present 1Jacquez Green 1998-01 1Clifton Smith 2008-present 1Vernon Turner 1993-94 1

LUCKY 7

Ever since stepping on the fi eld for the fi rst day of training camp in August, 2009 seventh-round selection WR Sammie Stroughter has been a pleasant surprise for the Buccaneers. A year after he was a Pac-10 First-Team selection for Oregon State, Stroughter is third on the team in receptions (31) and in receiving yards (334). He also has 324 yards on 11 kickoff returns, including a 97-yard touchdown and 119 yards on 12 punt returns. His 29.5 kickoff return average this year is currently the best in team history

2009 BUCCANEERS RECEPTION LEADERS

Rank Player Rec. Yards TD1. TE Kellen Winslow 68 752 52. WR Antonio Bryant 32 533 33. WR Sammie Stroughter 31 334 14. RB Carnell Williams 22 165 35. WR Maurice Stovall 21 292 1

Of Stroughter’s 31 receptions this season, 20 have been for fi rst downs, with 14 of those coming on third downs and two on fourth downs, including a game-winning touchdown reception against Green Bay (11/8) in Week 9 on a 4th and four.

Below is a look at Stroughter’s rookie season highlights:

In Week 6 against Carolina (10/18) recorded a • then career-long 29-yard reception and fi nished the day tying his career high with three receptions for a career and team-high 65 yards receiving.Stroughter also recorded a 97-yard kickoff • return for a touchdown against the Panthers after replacing an injured Clifton Smith, tying the longest kickoff return in team history (Smith at Kansas City, 11/2/08). Stroughter fi nished with 142 return yards and a touchdown on three returns.The return marked the third straight year the • Buccaneers have recorded a kickoff return for a touchdown. In the Buccaneers fi rst 497 games they had zero kickoff returns for touchdowns and now in the span of the next 31 have three.In replacing an injured RB/KR Clifton Smith in • Week 13 at Carolina (12/6), had fi ve kickoff returns for 129 yards, including a long of 33 yards. Also added three receptions for 23 yards and a 16-yard punt return, the longest of his career.In Week 15 at Seattle (12/20), recorded a career-• high four receptions, for 46 yards and also set a career-high with a 33-yard punt return, which was the longest by a Buccaneer this season. He fi nished with four punt returns for 74 yards and an 18.5 average. Of his four receptions, two went for fi rst downs with both of those coming on third downs.


100-GAME CLUB

The Buccaneers roster contains seven players who have played in 100 or more career games. CB Ronde Barber has played in 190 consecutive games, tied for the fi fth-most in the NFL among active players.

BUCCANEERS WITH 100 OR MORE CAREER GAMES PLAYED

Player Career GP (GS)CB Ronde Barber 191 (182)DT Chris Hovan 154 (147)P Josh Bidwell (IR) 144TE John Gilmore 113 (22)TE Jerramy Stevens 114 (40)WR Antonio Bryant 104 (80)DE/DT Jimmy Wilkerson 102 (20)

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES PLAYED(ACTIVE PLAYERS)

Player Current Team GPP Jeff Feagles N.Y. Giants 350QB Brett Favre Minnesota 285LS Ethan Albright Washington 222K Ryan Longwell Minnesota 206CB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 190LB London Fletcher Washington 190QB Peyton Manning Indianapolis 190

STOCKING UP

The Buccaneers have secured a total of 10 draft picks in the 2010 NFL Draft after sending DE Gaines Adams to Chicago for a 2010 second-round draft choice. The reshaping of Tampa Bay’s roster will continue in 2010 with the Bucs’ 10 picks following a 2009 NFL Draft in which the Buccaneers had six selections.

The Buccaneers began compiling 2010 draft picks before the 2008 season when they sent DE Marques Douglas to Baltimore for a 2009 seventh-round pick (233rd overall, WR Sammie Stroughter) and a 2010 seventh-round pick. The Bucs continued to stockpile picks this April after trading TE Alex Smith to the New England Patriots for a fi fth-round selection on April 30, 2009. Tampa Bay added one more selection after trading QB Luke McCown to Jacksonville on September 5, 2009 in exchange for a conditional draft pick in 2010.

2010 BUCCANEERS DRAFT PICKS

No. Round Team 1. 1st Buccaneers2. 2nd Buccaneers3. 2nd Buccaneers (from Chicago)4. 3rd Buccaneers5. 4th Buccaneers6. 5th Buccaneers (from New England)7. 6th Buccaneers8. 7th Buccaneers9. 7th Buccaneers (from Baltimore)10. Conditional Buccaneers (From Jacksonville)

2009 NFL DRAFT

The Buccaneers made six selections in the 2009 NFL Draft. Below is a look at the new members of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

QB Josh Freeman was selected in the fi rst round (17th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft by the Buc-caneers. Freeman was the highest quarterback se-lected by the Buccaneers, since Trent Dilfer was se-lected in the fi rst round (sixth overall) of the 1994 NFL Draft. He is the fi rst-ever quarterback drafted in the fi rst round out of Kansas State and just the fi fth Wildcat overall to be selected in the fi rst round. Free-man started 32-of-35 games during his three col-legiate years, collecting 8,078 yards passing, which shattered the previous school career-record of 6,208 yards by Lynn Dickey (1968-70). His 680 pass com-pletions also broke Dickey’s old KSU all-time mark of 501. Freeman set the KSU career record for touch-down passes, after throwing for 44 touchdowns. He also ran for 20 touchdowns, which ranks tied for ninth in school history. In 2007, he was an All-Big 12 Conference honorable mention.

DT Roy Miller was selected in the third round (81st overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Miller was the highest defensive tackle selected by the Buccaneers, since Anthony McFarland, from Louisiana State, was se-lected in the fi rst round (15th overall) in the 1999 NFL Draft. He is the sixth defensive tackle selected by the Buccaneers in the past 10 seasons. Miller played in 49 career games with 19 starts at the University of Texas, where he recorded 138 tackles, 10 sacks, six passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. In 2008, he was named Fiesta Bowl De-fensive MVP in Texas’ victory over Ohio State with three tackles, one tackle for loss, and one sack. He was also tabbed fi rst-team All-Big 12 by the league’s coaches.


DE Kyle Moore was selected in the fourth round (117th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Moore was the second defensive end selected by the Buccaneers in the previous three seasons. Former Buccaneers DE Gaines Adams was selected in the fi rst round (fourth overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. Moore started 24 games during his career at the University of South-ern California, recording 76 tackles with seven sacks, two interceptions, eight passes defensed, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery. In his senior sea-son, Moore was named the squad’s Most Inspiration-al Player, and also received an honorable mention in the All-Pac 10 Conference.

T Xavier Fulton, who will spend the season on In-jured Reserve, was selected in the fi fth round (155th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Fulton was the sev-enth tackled drafted by the Buccaneers in the past 10 seasons. In 2006, the Buccaneers drafted T Jeremy Trueblood in the second round (59th overall). Ful-ton was the fi rst player selected from the University of Illinois by the Buccaneers since FB Jameel Cook was selected in the sixth round (174th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. The team also continued the trent of drafting at least one offensive lineman every year for the past 16 years. Fulton earned second-team All-Big Ten Conference honors in 2007 and 2008.

CB E.J. Biggers, who will spend the season on In-jured Reserve, was selected in the seventh round (217th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Biggers was the ninth cornerback taken by the Buccaneers in the past 10 seasons. Last year, the Buccaneers selected CB Aqib Talib in the fi rst round (20th overall) in the NFL Draft. Biggers was the fi rst player from West-ern Michigan University ever to be drafted by the Buccaneers. In 2008, Biggers gained Second-Team All-MAC honors after starting all 13 games. At WMU, had a streak of interceptions in three straight games (Temple, Ohio, and Northern Illinois).

WR Sammie Stroughter was selected in the sev-enth round (233rd overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft. Stroughter was the 12th wide receiver taken by the Buccaneers in the past 10 seasons. In 2008, Strough-ter was named to the Pac-10 First Team. He fi nished third at Oregon State University for career recep-tions (164) and yards (2,653). He set the school re-cord for punt returns (127) and yards (1,235) and scored a school record three punts for touchdowns. His 4,299 career all-purpose yards ranks fourth all time at OSU.

2009 NFL DRAFT SELECTIONS (6)

Round Number Player Position1 17 Josh Freeman QB3 81 Roy Miller DT4 117 Kyle Moore DE5 155 Xavier Fulton T7 217 E.J. Biggers CB7 233 Sammie Stroughter WR

BUCCANEERS LAST FIVE FIRST ROUND DRAFT PICKS

Year Player College (Pick)2005 RB Carnell Williams Auburn (5)2006 G Davin Joseph Oklahoma (23)2007 DE Gaines Adams Clemson (4)2008 CB Aqib Talib Kansas (20)2009 QB Josh Freeman Kansas State (17)

BUCCANEERS FIRST ROUND DRAFTEES BY POSITION

Position No.Defensive Linemen 8Offensive Linemen 6Linebackers 4Quarterbacks 4Running Backs 4Wide Receivers 2Defensive Backs 2

BUILDING FROM WITHIN

Tampa Bay’s current roster contains 26 of its draft picks stemming back from the 1997 draft, including 21 from the past fi ve drafts.

BUCCANEER DRAFT PICKS CURRENTLY ON ROSTER (26)

Player Year Round GP GS QB Josh Freeman 2009 1st 8 7DT Roy Miller 2009 3rd 13 1DE Kyle Moore 2009 4th 6 0T Xavier Fulton (IR) 2009 5th 0 0CB E.J. Biggers (IR) 2009 7th 0 0WR Sammie Stroughter (IR) 2009 7th 13 0CB Aqib Talib 2008 1st 28 15G Jeremy Zuttah 2008 3rd 26 19DT Dre Moore 2008 4th 5 0QB Josh Johnson 2008 5th 6 4LB Geno Hayes 2008 6th 22 12G Arron Sears (Reserve) 2007 2nd (a) 31 31S Sabby Piscitelli 2007 2nd (b) 32 18 LB Quincy Black 2007 3rd 45 11S Tanard Jackson 2007 4th 42 42


LB Adam Hayward 2007 6th 41 1G Davin Joseph 2006 1st 55 54 T Jeremy Trueblood 2006 2nd 61 59WR Maurice Stovall 2006 3rd 42 8 RB Carnell Williams 2005 1st 51 45LB Barrett Ruud 2005 2nd 77 50WR Michael Clayton 2004 1st 82 56S Will Allen (IR) 2004 4th 84 27CB Torrie Cox (IR) 2003 6th 56 4S Jermaine Phillips (IR) 2002 5th 96 74CB Ronde Barber 1997 3rd (b) 191 182

FIRST-ROUND GRADE

Tampa Bay’s 2009 roster currently includes 11 players who were selected in the fi rst round of the NFL Draft (fi ve by the Buccaneers: WR Michael Clayton, RB Carnell Williams, G Davin Joseph, CB Aqib Talib, QB Josh Freeman).

FIRST-ROUND PICKS ON BUCCANEERS ROSTER

Player Pick Year Team DT Chris Hovan 25th 2000 MinnesotaDT Ryan Sims 6th 2002 Kansas CityTE Jerramy Stevens 28th 2002 SeattleQB Byron Leftwich (IR) 7th 2003 Jacksonville C Jeff Faine 21st 2003 ClevelandTE Kellen Winslow 6th 2004 ClevelandWR Michael Clayton 15th 2004 Tampa BayRB Carnell Williams 5th 2005 Tampa BayG Davin Joseph 23rd 2006 Tampa BayCB Aqib Talib 20th 2008 Tampa BayQB Josh Freeman 17th 2009 Tampa Bay

TAKING FLIGHT

The 2009 Buccaneers will spend a lot more time in the air than they did last year.

In 2008, Tampa Bay traveled just under 16,000 miles in order to attend their 10 road games in the preseason and regular season. That was a fairly conservative travel plan; only 10 teams had fewer combined miles during the season.

This year, the Bucs are slated to travel 23,018 miles to get to their games, including a “home” contest played in London. That trip overseas and a Week 15 cross-country jaunt to Seattle are largely responsible for the Buccaneers ranking sixth among the league’s 32 teams in terms of miles to be traveled this fall.

The hosting Seahawks won’t feel sorry for the Buccaneers. Just as it was in 2008, Seattle is at the top of the travel list,

expected to log 29,054 miles in 2009. The Seahawks will travel more miles this year than Indianapolis, Pittsburgh and Cleveland combined.

The Buccaneers just missed joining the group of fi ve teams that will “travel around the world” in 2009. It takes 25,000 miles to circumnavigate the globe, something the Seahawks, 49ers, Chargers, Cardinals and Raiders will do.

The total distance traveled by all teams will be 578,912 miles. This is 18,128 fewer miles than last year, when teams traveled a total of 597,040 miles.

2009 NFL TRAVEL MILES(2009 preseason and regular season)

Team Total Miles1. Seattle 29,054 2. San Francisco 29,020 3. San Diego 28,628 4. Arizona 27,840 5. Oakland 27,232 6. Tampa Bay 23,018 7. New England 22,710 8. Denver 21,868 9. Jacksonville 20,934 10. Dallas 19,054

THE ROAD AHEAD

This season, the Buccaneers have the fi fth-toughest schedule in the league, according to the NFL’s annual kickoff release. Tampa Bay’s 2009 opponents had a combined mark of 148-107-1 last year, for a win-ning percentage of .580. Only Miami (.594), Carolina (.592), New England (.590) and Atlanta (.588) face tougher schedules this fall, and only by slim mar-gins.

Of the Bucs’ 16 games this fall, only three will be against teams that fi nished below .500 last year, Buffalo, Green Bay and Seattle. The Packers and Se-ahawks were division champs in 2007.

Seven of the Bucs’ 16 games will come against teams that were in the playoffs last January. No team will face more 2008 postseason participants, though nine others also face seven such foes.

Residence in the NFC South or AFC East is the key factor in the equation. The worst record among the eight teams in those two divisions was 7-9 (Buffalo), so intra-divisional play will force the Bucs, Patriots, Falcons, et al, to play at least six games against foes with good 2008 marks.


Additionally, the teams in the NFC South and AFC East will face each other this year, doubling the im-pact of those divisions’ successes in 2008. As a con-trast, every team in the NFC East fi nished at .500 or better last year, but their interconference matchup is with the AFC West, in which no team fi nished better than .500 last year.

2009 NFL STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE

Opponent OpponentRank Team Record Winning Pct.1. Miami 152-104 .5942. Carolina 151-104-1 .5923. New England 151-105 .5904. Atlanta 150-105-1 .5885. Tampa Bay 148-107-1 .5806. Buffalo 146-110 .5707. N.Y. Jets 145-110-1 .5688. New Orleans 142-113-1 .5579. Philadelphia 137-119 .53510. N.Y. Giants 134-120-2 .527

FLORIDA ORANGE

On November 8 against the Green Bay Packers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers wore their orange jerseys for the fi rst time in almost 13 years when the team conducted their fi rst-ever ‘Throwback Game.’ In conjunction with the throwback uniforms, the team honored the 1979 team that was one game away from playing in the Super Bowl and inducted DE Lee Roy Selmon into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor, which is prominently displayed at Raymond James Stadium and will recognize the most signifi cant individuals who have made exceptional contributions to the history of the franchise.

Selmon became the fi rst inductee into the team’s Ring of Honor after becoming the fi rst Buccaneer player ever inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame on July 29, 1995. His number 63 also became the fi rst and only jersey retired by the Buccaneers on September 7, 1986. The Buccaneers’ fi rst draft choice in

1976, Selmon was named NFL Defensive Player of the Year in 1979 and NFC Defensive Lineman of the Year by the NFL Players Association four times (1979-80, 1982-83). Drafted out of Oklahoma where he won both the Outland and Lombardi trophies during his senior season, Selmon went on to become the cornerstone of the Buccaneers franchise for nearly a decade. The Buccaneers’ all-time career sack leader (78.5), Selmon anchored a ferocious defense which

led the team to its fi rst-ever NFC Central Division Championship in 1979.

The Buccaneers donned uniforms meant to replicate the team’s very fi rst look from its inaugural season in 1976. The Florida Orange, red and white combination changed subtly over the years that followed, but the Glazer family conducted painstaking research in order to faithfully replicate that 1976 uniform. Digging through historical archives and enlisting the help of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, Buccaneers Co-Chairman Ed Glazer worked out the minute details of the uniform, from head to toe, even though the actual equipment from that era was fraught with inconsistency. In the end, a Mike Washington jersey from 1976 helped establish the uniform’s dimensions and stitching and a Council Rudolph jersey from 1977 helped establish the perfect color matches. Glazer also relied on team photo archives, old NFL Films footage, other uniform samples and more.

The Buccaneers wore “Florida Orange” jerseys, the primary color adopted by the team when it began play in 1976, with red and white trim and white pants with orange and red stripes along with the famous Buccaneer helmet with its pirate head logo, Bucco Bruce. Of note, the orange jerseys were worn just once during the 1976 season, in a preseason game.

BUCCANEERS.COM

Since its launch in 1999, Buccaneers.com has emerged as the defi nitive source for information, entertainment, video, photography, game coverage and locker room access regarding the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The site continues to be on the cutting-edge of internet sports coverage and provides fans direct access to the site’s most popular features. This fall, the Buccaneers relaunched their offi cial web site with a refreshed graphical design, highlighted by a larger high-defi nition media player anchoring the home page. This player continues to bring frequently updated news stories while seamlessly integrating video and written content.

The newly-enhanced Buccaneers.com also brings a collection of new features, from social networking opportunities like Facebook and Twitter to a new Ticketing site to an information-packed training camp page.

Buccaneers.com hosts updated news, video and photos, contests, interactive opportunities and a fan message board. Visit the site and watch Head Coach Raheem Morris’ weekly press conference stream live each Monday.


Some of the sites features include all new design • with larger integrated high defi nition video, audio and news playerKids site with interactive games and activities• Cheerleading section• All-new ticketing site that brings new purchasing • opportunitiesWallpapers page with over 100 new wallpapers to • choose fromAlumni Page– Former Buccaneers will be featured • and keep up with their teammatesA special media section to help print, radio, • television and Internet sources perform their jobs and keep football fans in the know

ONE BUC PLACE

They grace the Bay area skyline as twin monuments to the power and passion of professional football: Raymond James Stadium, “The Crown Jewel of the NFL,” and now its partner in excellence, One Buccaneer Place, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers new training facility.

Within walking distance of the stadium, the Buccaneers’ home is already being touted as the standard by which all future sports facilities will be measured. No effort was spared in making this the most expansive facility in the NFL, equipped with every modern amenity and the latest tools of the profession. Opening to rave reviews among league insiders, it has made Tampa the preferred destination for free agent players, prospective coaches and administrators.

The team headquarters is a combination of function, style and space - much, much more space than the Buccaneers have ever enjoyed. The facility encompasses 136,320 square feet covering 33 acres and includes three practice fi elds behind the main buildings.

The team has used that space to raise the bar in every category of team preparation, from the massive locker room to the weight room building. Add in the team auditorium, media work room and studio, a remarkably-equipped team dining room and countless other features and you have, hands down, the best facility in the NFL.

“The new facility gives our players, coaches and staff an unparalleled environment in which to work,” said Buccaneers Co-Chairman Joel Glazer.

The signature of the facility is its spectacular entrance, which is adorned with the world’s largest football. The sleek steel-and-glass construct is fi ve stories tall, point to point, and angles against the main building as if it were on a tee, ready to start the game.

The two-story main building stretches away to both sides of the football, fronted by appealing walls of glass that call to mind the most notable exterior feature of Raymond James Stadium. Inside, the building is state-of-the-art in every way, from the rehabilitation pools in the training room to fully-integrated video equipment in every meeting room and coach’s offi ce. It is, simply, the ideal place to build a championship football team.

STRENGTH OF THE SOUTH

Over the previous seven seasons, one could argue that the toughest division in the NFL is the NFC South. Since realignment in 2002, the NFC South is one of two divisions in the NFC and is one of only three divi-sions in the NFL to have every team earn a division championship. The NFC West and the AFC West are the only other divisions to have all four teams earn a division championship since realignment. The NFC South has also been represented a league-best fi ve times in a Conference Championship Game, tied with the NFC East. The NFC South has been led by the Buccaneers, who have won three division crowns in seven years.

CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME APPEARANCES SINCE 2002

Division NumberNFC South 5NFC East 5AFC East 4AFC North 4AFC South 3AFC West 3NFC North 2NFC West 2

NFC SOUTH DIVISION TITLES SINCE 2002

Team NumberTampa Bay 3Carolina 2New Orleans 2Atlanta 1


In 2008, the NFC South again showed its overall strength as it fi nished as one of only three divisions in the league to have three of its four teams with a record of 9-7 or better (also AFC East and NFC East) and is one of two divisions to have all of its teams at 8-8 or better (also NFC East). The NFC South also fi nished with a remarkable 27-5 overall home record last season, the best combined home winning percentage by a division in NFL history (.844), with the next best division last season, the NFC East, holding an 23-9 record at home. The South was also a near perfect 11-1 at home when facing other South division opponents in 2008. The Bucs contributed signifi cantly to that mark as they fi nished 6-2 at home, winning their fi rst six games at Raymond James Stadium last year.

BEST COMBINED HOME RECORD BY A DIVISION IN NFL HISTORY

Year Division Record Pct.2008 NFC South 27-5 .8442003 NFC West 26-6 .8131988 AFC Central 25-7 .7811971 AFC West 20-6-2 .769*1988 AFC East 30-9-1 .7631976 AFC Central 21-7 .7501995 NFC Central 30-10 .750

*Prior to 1972, tie games were not counted in winning percentage.

PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE

The Buccaneers’ seven playoff appearances from 1997-08 are tied for the fourth-most in the NFL and their six postseason berths since 1999 are tied for third-best in the league. The franchise advanced to the postseason just three times in the previous 19 years (1976-1994) prior to the purchase of the team by the Glazer Family.

MOST PLAYOFF APPEARANCES SINCE 1997

Team AppearancesIndianapolis 10New England 8Philadelphia 8Tampa Bay 7Green Bay 7Minnesota 7N.Y. Giants 7Pittsburgh 7Denver 6Miami 6Seattle 6Tennessee 6


Team AppearancesIndianapolis 10Philadelphia 8Tampa Bay 6New England 6N.Y. Giants 6Pittsburgh 6Seattle 6Tennessee 6Baltimore 5Green Bay 5Minnesota 5St. Louis 5

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A BARBER SHOP

Now in his 13th season with the Buccaneers, CB Ronde Barber is widely regarded as one of the NFL’s most versatile cornerbacks. Below is a breakdown of some of Barber’s accolades:

Earned his fi fth career Pro Bowl selection in 2008.• Selected to AP All-Pro team fi ve times, including • three fi rst team selections (2001, 2004-05).Has collected 100 or more tackles in fi ve of his past • six seasons.Since joining Tampa Bay, the Buccaneers defense • has fi nished ranked in the Top 10 in the NFL in total defense in 11 of his 12 seasons and in the Top 5 on eight occasions.In Week 4 at Washington (10/4/09) blocked the fi rst • PAT of his career becoming fi rst player in team his-tory to record a blocked PAT, blocked punt (12/2/01 at Cincinnati) and blocked fi eld goal (10/19/03 vs. San Francisco) during his career.This season, became the fi rst cornerback in NFL his-• tory and just the second player all-time to record 30 career interceptions and 25 career sacks when he posted the 25th sack of his career at Atlanta (11/29/09). Barber is also one of only four players in NFL history to record 20 sacks and 30 intercep-tions.

25 SACKS AND 30 INTERCEPTIONS IN NFL HISTORY

Name Sacks IntCB Ronde Barber 25.0 37S Rodney Harrison 30.5 34

B• ecame the franchise’s all-time leader in inter-ceptions when he collected the 32nd of his career against Washington (11/25) in 2007. Tied for fi rst in the NFL with 10 interceptions in • 2001 and has recorded multiple interceptions ev-ery year since 1998.

MOST INTERCEPTIONS IN TEAM HISTORY

Rank Player Interceptions1. CB Ronde Barber 372. CB Donnie Abraham 313. S Cedric Brown 294. CB Mike Washington 285. LB Derrick Brooks 256. S John Lynch 237. CB Brian Kelly 22

SACK KING

Barber not only has the ability to shut down the pass-ing game while in coverage, but he also has devel-oped into a potent weapon as a blitzer.

Barber’s 25 career sacks rank him fi rst among cur-• rent defensive backs.

MOST CAREER SACKS AMONG ACTIVE DEFENSIVE BACKS

Sacks Player Current Team25.0 CB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay21.0 S Brian Dawkins Denver19.5 S Adrian Wilson Arizona17.0 S Lawyer Milloy Seattle

Barber is alone at the top of the chart among career • sacks by a cornerback and is one of fi ve active play-ers on the list, CB Corey Ivy, CB Samari Rolle, CB Deshea Townsend, and CB Charles Woodson.

CAREER SACKS AMONG CORNERBACKSAll-Time in NFL History

Player Team(s) SacksCB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 25.0CB Ray Crockett Det./Den./K.C. 15.5CB Deshea Townsend Pittsburgh 15.5CB Charles Woodson Green Bay 11.5CB James Hasty N.Y.J./K.C./Oak. 10

AND GOING...

Barber serves as a consistent presence in the defen-sive backfi eld, starting all but one game since the beginning of the 1999 season, the longest streak among cornerbacks over that span.

Barber has started more consecutive games (165) • than any other current cornerback in the NFL starting every game at cornerback since Week 10 against Atlanta (11/21) in 1999.His 191 career games played are second in team • history, and his 182 career starts rank third in team annals.His 165 consecutive starts are most in the NFL • among active cornerbacks and fi fth among all ac-tive players.

LONGEST TENURED DEFENSIVE PLAYERS WITH ORIGINAL TEAM

Player Team YearsLB Ray Lewis Baltimore 12CB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 11

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MOST CONSECUTIVE STARTS AT CB AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS

Player Team StartsCB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 165CB Ike Taylor Pittsburgh 47CB Darrelle Revis N.Y. Jets 46

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES STARTED AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS

Player Current Team GSQB Brett Favre Minnesota 283QB Peyton Manning Indianapolis 190CB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 165

MOST GAMES PLAYED IN TEAM HISTORY

Rank Player Games1. LB Derrick Brooks, 1995-08 2242. CB Ronde Barber, 1997-present 1913. TE Dave Moore, 1992-01, 2004-06 1904. T Paul Gruber, 1988-99 1835. S John Lynch, 1993-03 164

MOST GAMES STARTED IN TEAM HISTORY

Rank Player Starts1. LB Derrick Brooks, 1995-08 2212. T Paul Gruber, 1988-99 1833. CB Ronde Barber, 1997-present 1824. C Tony Mayberry, 1990-99 1455. FB Mike Alstott, 1996-07 137

WORTH A GRAND

Barber ranks second on the Bucs all-time tackle list with 1,136 career stops.

MOST TACKLES IN TEAM HISTORY

Rank Player Tackles1. LB Derrick Brooks 2,1982. CB Ronde Barber 1,1363. LB Hardy Nickerson 1,0284. LB Shelton Quarles 9855. S John Lynch 973

THE BARBER ZONE

Barber has has evolved into a scoring threat becoming one of the most prolifi c scorers among defenders in both NFL and Buccaneer history.

Barber has totaled 14 career TDs (including the • postseason), which are the most by a defensive player in team history.Barber has 11 career regular season touchdowns on • fumble/interception returns, second-most among

active players and fourth in NFL history and 13 career regular season return touchdowns, tied for third-most in NFL history. In 2008 at Detroit (11/23) returned an interception • 65 yards for a touchdown and in 2007, he returned a fumble 41 yards for a score at Atlanta (11/18) and added an interception return for a score vs. Atlanta (12/16). On October 22, 2006, Barber intercepted two QB Donovan McNabb passes, returning them 37 and 66 yards, respectively, for TDs vs. Philadelphia. His longest career TD came in the 2002 NFC Cham-pionship Game in Philadelphia when he returned a McNabb INT 92 yards for a TD.

MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS ON FUMBLE/INTERCEPTION RETURNS

All-Time in NFL History

TDs Player 13 Darren Sharper13 Rod Woodson12 Aeneas Williams11 Ronde Barber10 Ken Houston10 Deion Sanders9 Eric Allen9 Jason Taylor9 Charles Woodson

MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS ON FUMBLE/INTERCEPTION RETURNS

(ACTIVE PLAYERS)

TDs Player Current Team 13 S Darren Sharper New Orleans11 CB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay9 DE Jason Taylor Miami9 CB Charles Woodson Green Bay8 S Ed Reed Baltimore7 CB Dre’ Bly San Francisco7 S Mike Brown Kansas City7 CB Ty Law Denver

MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS ON INTERCEPTION RETURNS

(ACTIVE PLAYERS)

TDs Player Current Team 11 S Darren Sharper New Orleans8 CB Charles Woodson Green Bay7 CB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay7 CB Ty Law Denver6 S Ed Reed Baltimore5 CB Phillip Buchanon Detroit5 CB Dre’ Bly San Francisco5 CB Nate Clements San Francisco5 CB Chris McAlister New Orleans

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MOST INTERCEPTIONS WITH CURRENT TEAM

Rank Player Team INTs1. S Ed Reed Baltimore 462. CB Ronde Barber Tampa Bay 373. LB Ray Lewis Baltimore 283. CB Rashean Mathis Jacksonville 285. CB Charles Woodson Green Bay 275. CB Champ Bailey Denver 27

MOST INTERCEPTIONS RETURNED FOR TOUCHDOWNS IN TEAM HISTORY

Includes Postseason

Player INTs For TDsCB Ronde Barber 8LB Derrick Brooks 7

With his most recent score, a blocked punt return for a touchdown in Week 9 this season against Green Bay (11/8), Barber is now tied for the third-most return touchdowns in NFL history.

MOST CAREER RETURN TOUCHDOWNSAll-Time in NFL History

TDs Player 19 Deion Sanders17 Rod Woodson13 Ronde Barber13 Brian Mitchell13 Lemar Parrish13 Darren Sharper13 Aeneas Williams

MOST CAREER TOUCHDOWNS BY A DEFENSIVE PLAYER IN TEAM HISTORY

Includes Postseason

Player Career TDsCB Ronde Barber 14 31-yard blocked punt return vs. G.B. (11/8/09) 65-yard INT return at Det. (11/23/08) 29-yard INT return vs. Atl. (12/16/07) 41-yard fumble return at Atl. (11/18/07) 66-yard INT return vs. Phil. (10/22/06) 37-yard INT return vs. Phil. (10/22/06) 18-yard fumble return at N.O. (10/10/04) 9-yard fumble return at Wash. (9/12/04) 29-yard INT return vs. Ind. (10/6/03) 92-yard INT return at Phil. (1/19/03)* 36-yard INT return vs. N.O. (12/23/01) 37-yard INT return vs. N.Y. Jets (9/24/00) 24-yard fumble return vs. Chi. (9/10/00) 23-yard punt return at Chi. (11/29/98)

* Postseason

BARBER OFF-THE-FIELD

• Twin brother, Tiki, was a teammate at Virginia, an All-America running back and a 1997 second-round draft choice (36th overall) of the New York Giants (1997-2006)

• Along with Tiki, wrote a children’s book titled “By My Brother’s Side” that was released during the 2004 season. A second book titled “Game Day” was published in the fall of 2005 and a third chil-dren’s book, “Teammates”, was released in the fall of 2006

• In the fall of 2007 the Barbers released their fi rst chapter book titled “Kickoff” and a second chapter book “Go Long!” was released in the fall of 2008

• The brothers are also currently in production for an animated show based on the children’s books

• The two also plan to pen two young adult novels to be released in the near future

• Filmed a breast cancer awareness public service announcement that aired on Lifetime during National Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October 2007. Filmed the PSA to honor his mom Geraldine, a breast cancer survivor

• Participated in the 2007 Buccaneers Celebrity Golf Classic, which benefited All Children’s Hospital Foundation

• Had lunch with a 11-year-old with a rare intestinal disorder for the young boy’s dream trip in November 2007

• Had lunch with a 14-year-old Sulphur Springs girl with an inoperable brain tumor for the young girl’s dream trip in November 2007

• Along with Tiki, made a $1 million gift in 2006 to their alma mater, the University of Virginia, at the launch of the University’s $3 billion campaign in which the twins served as the emcees

• In February 2006, hosted 11-year old Tyler Gardiner of Massillon, Ohio at One Buccaneer Place to enjoy a tour of the practice facility and lunch on the practice field. Tyler, who suffered from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a terminal cancer of the white blood cells, had a final wish of meeting Barber, his favorite NFL player

• Along with Tiki, was named as a co-chair for 2005 Read Across America Day. In conjunction with the program, read several books to third grade students at Alexander Elementary School during the 2005 season

• Member of the Fellowship of Christian Athletes• In 2008, his jersey #19 was retired at University of

Virginia and he was enshrined as the 9th member of the new Legends Walk at Scott Stadium

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RECEIVING ATTENTION

Since joining the Buccaneers in 2008, WR Antonio Bryant has helped the team come up with big plays. He is currently one of only four active players with 5,000 yards to average 15 or more yards per catch (15.4).

NFL RECEIVING YARDS PER CATCH AVERAGE LEADERS AMONG ACTIVE PLAYERS

(Min. 5,000 yards)

Rank Player Rec. Yards Avg.1. Lee Evans (BUF) 331 5,264 15.92. Randy Moss (NE) 917 14,345 15.63. Antonio Bryant (TB) 368 5,673 15.44. Santana Moss (WAS) 483 7,241 15.05. Terrell Owens (BUF) 998 14,847 14.9

BACK AT IT

After missing all of the 2007 season, WR Antonio Bryant contributed to the 2008 Buccaneers offense in a big way re-establishing himself as one of the premier receivers in the NFL. Below is a look at his 2009 season:

Despite battling a knee injury, ranks second • on the team in receiving yards (533), tied for second in receiving touchdowns (3) and second in receptions (32).13 of his 32 receptions this season have gone for • of 20 yards or longer with a long of 42.In Week 4 at Washington (10/4), scored his fi rst • receiving touchdown of the year, fi nishing tied for a team-high with four receptions for another team-high 44 yards receiving and the touchdown.In Week 5 at Philadelphia (10/11), recorded a • season-high fi ve catches for 62 yards, including a then season-long 31-yard reception in the second quarter.In Week 7 against New England (10/25), recorded • his second touchdown reception of the season on a 33-yard pass, fi nishing with two receptions for 51 yards and the touchdown.In Week 12 at Atlanta (11/29), Bryant fi nished • with three receptions for a team-high 91 yards receiving and a 42-yard touchdown reception, tying the longest touchdown pass this season.In Week 13 at Carolina (12/6), fi nished the • afternoon with fi ve receptions for 116 yards for the 14th 100-yard game of his career and the seventh in 25 games over the last two seasons (2008-09) as a Buccaneer. The 116 yards receiving was also the most by a Buccaneer this season. Of his fi ve receptions, four went for 20 yards or longer, with a long of 40 yards. In Bryant’s last two outings in

Charlotte, he has racked up 14 receptions for 316 yards and two touchdowns.

In his fi rst season with the Buccaneers in 2008, Bryant had a career year:

Finished with a career year, leading the team with • a career-high 83 receptions for a career-high 1,248 yards (15.0 avg.) and set a career-high with seven touchdowns.Finished ranked tied for fourth in the NFC (tied for • 11th in NFL) in receptions (83) and sixth in the NFC (eighth in NFL) in receiving yards (1,248). Bryant also helped move the chains on third down, racking up 21 third-down receptions, which tied for 11th-most in the NFC (tied for 22nd in NFL).His 83 receptions and 1,248 receiving yards were • the second-most all-time by a player who missed the previous season, behind only new teammate TE Kellen Winslow (89 receptions in 2006) and WR Don Maynard (1,265 receiving yards in 1960).

MOST RECEPTIONS BY A PLAYER WHO MISSED THE PREVIOUS SEASON IN NFL HISTORY

Player Team Year No.1. Kellen Winslow Cleveland 2006 892. Antonio Bryant Tampa Bay 2008 83

MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY A PLAYER WHO MISSED THE PREVIOUS SEASON IN NFL

HISTORY

Player Team Year Yards1. Don Maynard N.Y. Titans 1960 1,2652. Antonio Bryant Tampa Bay 2008 1,248

Recorded a team-best six 100-yard receiving • games and one 200-yard receiving game, good for the second most 100-yard receiving games in a single season in team history behind Mark Carrier (nine in 1989). Had fi ve or more receptions in 10 games during • the 2008 season, including a career-high 10 receptions at Chicago in Week 3. Led or tied for the team lead in receptions and • receiving yards in 10 of the team’s 16 games.With his career year, Bryant also had one of the • best seasons for a wide receiver in Buccaneers history, ranking fourth in receiving yards, tied for fi fth in receptions, and tied for eighth in touchdown receptions.

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MOST RECEIVING YARDS -SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Player Year Yards 1. Mark Carrier 1989 1,4222. Joey Galloway 2005 1,2873. Keyshawn Johnson 2001 1,2664. Antonio Bryant 2008 1,2485. Michael Clayton 2004 1,193

MOST RECEPTIONS -SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Player Year No.1. Keyshawn Johnson 2001 1062. Mark Carrier 1989 863. James Wilder 1984 854. Keenan McCardell 2003 845. Antonio Bryant 2008 835. Joey Galloway 2005 83

MOST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTIONS -SINGLE SEASON (TEAM HISTORY)

Rank Player Year TDs1. Joey Galloway 2005 102. Mark Carrier 1989 92. Bruce Hill 1988 92. Kevin House 1981 95. Keenan McCardell 2003 85. Keyshawn Johnson 2000 85. Jimmie Giles 1985 88. Antonio Bryant 2008 78. Joey Galloway 2006 78. Michael Clayton 2004 78. Reidel Anthony 1998 78. Jimmie Giles 1979 7

BIG STAGE, BIG PERFORMANCE

In his third career appearance on Monday Night Football, WR Antonio Bryant had a game for the record books against the Carolina Panthers last season. Bryant recorded nine receptions for a career-high 200 yards and two touchdowns at Carolina in Week 14 (12/8/08). His 200 receiving yards were the second-highest single game total in franchise history, trailing only Mark Carrier’s 212 yard performance at New Orleans (12/6/87). Bryant was one of three players in 2008 to record 200 yards receiving (Terrell Owens - 213 yards in Week 12 and Andre Johnson - 207 in Week 15). It was Bryant’s fourth career multi-touchdown game and his fi rst since October 9, 2005, when he was a member of the Cleveland Browns.

Bryant recorded three completions over 35 yards, including a 50-yard touchdown in the third quarter and a 52-yard reception in

the second quarter, the team’s longest of the season. Bryant also saved his best for last, as he made a diving, one-handed catch in the end zone for his second touchdown of the game, late in the fourth quarter to bring it to a one possession game.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS IN A SINGLE GAME IN TEAM HISTORY

Player Opponent Date Yards1. Mark Carrier at New Orleans 12/6/87 2122. Antonio Bryant at Carolina 12/8/08 2003. Kevin House at Oakland 10/18/81 1784. Charles Wilson vs. L.A. Rams 12/11/94 1765. Joey Galloway vs. Detroit 10/2/05 1665. Gerald Carter at San Francisco 11/18/84 1665. Morris Owens at Seattle 10/16/77 166

Below is a breakdown of Bryant’s other single game highlights in 2008:

In overtime victory at Chicago in Week 3, caught • a team leading and career-high 10 receptions for 138 yards. At the time it was his highest receiving output since he had 170 receiving yards at Washington (12/29/02) in his rookie season with Dallas.In Week 7 vs. Seattle, recorded a game-high six • receptions for 115 yards and one touchdown. Recorded 47-yard touchdown pass in the fi rst quarter, his fi rst touchdown as a Buccaneer and the longest passing play for the offense of the season at that time.In Week 9 at Kansas City (11/2) caught a 24-• yard touchdown pass with 19 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter setting up the game-tying two-point conversion. The touchdown was the second as a member of the Buccaneers and the 21st of his career. Finished with eight receptions for 115 yards, including his 24-yard score.In Week 15 at Atlanta (12/14), paced Buccaneer • receivers, hauling in eight receptions for 108 yards and one touchdown.In Week 16 vs. San Diego (12/21), recorded • his third consecutive 100-yard receiving game, marking the second most consecutive games with at least 100 yards receiving by a Buccaneer in team history behind only Mark Carrier (4 in 1989). Finished with six receptions for 127 yards including a 71-yard touchdown reception, the longest play from scrimmage for the Buccaneers in 2008. It was his seventh touchdown reception of the season setting a new career high, and it marked his fourth straight game with a touchdown. Bryant also reached 5,000 career receiving yards during the course of the game.

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GLAZER CHILDREN’S MUSEUM

The Glazer Family Foundation recently donated $5 million toward the construction of a new children’s museum in Tampa, scheduled to open in 2010. The new Glazer Children’s Museum will be a 50,000 square foot non-profi t educational and cultural facil-ity.

It will feature a combination of permanent and trav-eling exhibits, comprehensive year-round programs, and special events. The Museum will offer families a safe, stimulating and playful environment where children and adults can learn about themselves, each other, and the world they live in through exploration and role-playing. Just as importantly, it will serve as an early childhood educational resource for local schools and as a program partner with local and re-gional family and child service providers.

“Our family is dedicated to enriching the lives of youth in the Tampa Bay area through a variety of programs and grants,” said Darcie Glazer Kassewitz, Co-President of the Glazer Family Foundation. “We understand and appreciate the importance of posi-tively shaping the lives of children, which is why we are proud to help fi nance the construction of this

museum for families throughout West Central Florida to enjoy.”

The Glazer Children’s Museum will be located along the Hillsborough River in downtown Tampa near the new Tampa Museum of Art and the Tampa Bay Per-forming Arts Center. A groundbreaking ceremony on March 9, 2009, involving Glazer Kassewitz, Bucca-neers Co-Chairman Bryan Glazer, local offi cials and project supporters marked a 16-month construction and move-in process.

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GIVING BACK

In 2009 the Glazer Family Foundation celebrates its 10th year of giving back to charitable and educa-tional causes in the West Central Florida region. In May 2009, the Glazer family was honored with the prestigious Gonzmart Family Ambassador of the Year Award as part of the 26th annual National Tourism Week presented by Tampa Bay & Company. The Am-bassador award was presented to the Glazer Family in recognition of their efforts to help the tourism in-dustry in the Bay area as well as their impact on the community overall.

The Glazer family established the foundation in 1999. Since that time, the Glazer Family Foundation has given millions of dollars in programs, grants, tickets and merchandise to the Tampa Bay area. The Glazer Family Foundation aids established not-for-profi t organizations that work with youth and families to help identify and create programs that support positive social and economic development within the local communities. Foundation initiatives include:• Grant Program: Each year, the Foundation provides a total of $50,000 in grant money to non-profi t organizations focused on the health, safety, education and recreation of disadvantaged youth. • Vision Program: The Glazer Family Foundation recently introduced the “Vision Mobile,” an extension of the Vision Program that will provide the next step in vision services to not only detect, but correct students’ ability to see. The Vision Mobile will travel throughout Central Florida where certifi ed doctors will provide comprehensive vision exams and prescription glasses to children from Title 1 schools at no charge. The Foundation’s goal is to not only provide these services to children who cannot see clearly, but to those who would not otherwise have access to the exams or be able to afford new glasses.• Youth with Promise: During each NFL season,

the Foundation hosts 100 “Youth with Promise” at every Buccaneers home game. The youth receive this privilege based on achieving goals of incentive programs implemented by community agencies.• Buc-Packs for Back-to-School: In its ninth year, the Foundation’s Back-to-School program has donated over 15,500 backpacks fi lled with school supplies and Bucs merchandise to more than 40 different non-profi t organizations in W. Central Florida.• Cheering You On!: The Glazer Family Foundation provides all pediatric patients admitted to seven local hospitals with a Tampa Bay Buccaneers stuffed teddy bear and activity book.• Make Reading Your Goal: The Foundation encourages reading among youth by providing area libraries with Buccaneers bookmarks to distribute to children when they check out a book.• Enterprise Village: Sponsored by the Glazer Family Foundation, the Buccaneers store at Enterprise Village allows students to learn about the free enterprise system by applying economic and personal fi nancial concepts in a business simulation.• Holiday Program: Since 2000, the Glazer Family Foundation has helped those less fortunate during the holiday season. Past events have included a holiday party for local charities and a shopping spree for victims of domestic violence.• Tampa Bay Sports Commission: Following every Buccaneers season, the Foundation makes a signifi cant donation to the Tampa Bay Sports Commission for its support of amateur athletic activities in the Tampa Bay area. To date, the Foundation has contributed a total of $883,500 to the Commission.• Game Day Drives: The Glazer Family Foundation sponsors numerous game day drives where volunteers collect animal supplies, books, food, school supplies, sports equipment and toys from Buccaneers fans outside Raymond James Stadium.

Visit www.GlazerFamilyFoundation.org for more information.

NFL COMMISSIONER ROGER GOODELL ON THE GLAZER FAMILY

“The Glazers, fi rst and foremost, are a close family that is very devoted to family and family values. They are also, quite obviously, smart business managers and very successful in multiple arenas. They are engag-ing and fun to be around, and they give their time to league committees and issues that have helped us be a better league.

The Glazer family transformed the franchise after acquiring it in 1995. They have rebuilt it, given it a new look and created an entirely new and positive image. They put together an exciting winning team, includ-ing the franchise’s fi rst Super Bowl appearance and victory during the 2002 season when the Bucs beat the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII. The Bucs have been in the playoffs seven times under the Glazers, won four division titles, and had fi ve 10-win seasons.

They also have ensured that the entire Bucs organization plays a strong role in serving the community. The Glazers lead a model program and have produced a winning franchise on and off-the-fi eld. The Glazers also provided tremendous leadership in the building of an outstanding new stadium and a fi rst-class team facility.

They have been very instrumental in bringing multiple Super Bowls to the Tampa Bay commu-nity, including last year’s great Steelers-Cardinals game.”

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A SUCCESSFUL STORY

On January 16, 1995, Malcolm Glazer announced his purchase of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and promised a winner. Now, after more than a decade of owning what once was considered a struggling franchise; Mr. Glazer has more than delivered on his promise. The fortunes have certainly changed dras-tically for the Buccaneers, who have vaulted from the NFL’s basement to the top of the NFL universe under the Glazer Family. The Glazer Family brought Tampa Bay the fi rst Super Bowl title in franchise his-tory with the club’s 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII on January 26, 2003 in San Diego.

The Buccaneers, who following the 2002 season were making their fi rst appearance in the NFL’s champi-onship game, also claimed the fi rst-ever NFC South title in 2002. Tampa Bay reached the playoffs for the fourth straight time in 2002, the only team in the league to head to the postseason all four years (1999-02). The Buccaneers also claimed NFC South Division titles in 2005 and 2007 for the fi fth and sixth division crowns in franchise history.

PLAYOFF PUSH

The Buccaneers’ seven playoff appearances from 1997-07 are tied for the fourth-most in the NFL and their six postseason berths since 1999 are tied for third-best in the league. The franchise advanced to the postseason just three times in the previous 19 years (1976-1994) prior to Glazer’s team purchase.

During Glazer’s watch, the Buccaneers can boast a 120-118 (.504) regular season record and fi ve play-off wins, easily the most successful stretch in club annals. Tampa Bay also eclipsed the club record for

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS FRANCHISE(Before And After)

Prior to Glazer Bucs with Ownership Glazer Family (1976-94) (1995-2009)Category 19 seasons 15 seasonsWorld Championships 0 1NFC Championship Game Appearances 1 2Regular Season Record 87-204-1 120-118Winning Seasons 3 8Playoff Appearances 3 710-Win Seasons 1 5Division Titles 2 4Playoff Victories 1 5Home Playoff Games 2 4Home Playoff Victories 1 3Pro Bowl Honors 18 59AP All-Pro First-Team Honors 2 19Sellout Percentage 28% 84% (Regular Season) (41 in 146 home games) (99 in 118 home games)Final Top 10 in Total Defense 3 11

wins in a regular season with 12 in 2002. In fact, fi ve of the top six single-season win totals in club history (12 in 2002, 11 in 2005, 11 in 1999, 10 in 2000 and 10 in 1997) have come with the Glazers at the helm. Tampa Bay, one of the NFL’s top teams over the past several years, owns an 107-99 regular season ledger since the start of the 1997 season, a winning per-centage of .519.


Team AppearancesIndianapolis 10New England, Philadelphia 8Tampa Bay, Green Bay, Minnesota, 7N.Y. Giants, PittsburghDenver, Miami, Seattle, Tennessee 6


Team AppearancesIndianapolis 10Philadelphia 8Tampa Bay, New England, N.Y. Giants, 6Pittsburgh, Seattle, TennesseeBaltimore, Green Bay, Minnesota, St. Louis 5

The 1999 campaign marked one of the most suc-cessful seasons in the club’s history. Tampa Bay cap-tured its fi rst division title in 18 years, while post-ing an 11-5 regular season record and a club-record 7-1 home mark. The Buccaneers reached the NFC Championship Game for then just the second time in franchise history before losing a heartbreaker to the St. Louis Rams. Four years later, Tampa Bay de-feated the Philadelphia Eagles 27-10 in the 2002 NFC Championship Game. One week later, the Glazer family would have its fi rst world championship when the Buccaneers defeated the Oakland Raiders 48-21 in Super Bowl XXXVII.

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YOUTH AT THE HELM

The Buccaneers decision to tab 33-year-old Raheem Morris as the eighth head coach in franchise history fi t in with a league-wide hiring theme. The average age of the 11 new coaches in the NFL this year (representing just over a third of all the teams, and including two coaches who fi nished 2008 in interim roles), is 43.2 years old. Morris is the youngest of the crew.

Morris, in fact, is the fourth-youngest individual hired to coach an NFL team since World War II. He is one of four head coaches currently in the league who have yet to celebrate their 40th birthdays, joining Denver’s Josh McDaniels (33), Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin (37) and Cleveland’s (Eric Mangini).

NFL’S ALL-TIME YOUNGEST COACHES (Modern Era)

Head Coach Team Age When HiredLane Kiffin Raiders 31 yrs, 8 months Harland Svare Rams 31 yrs, 11 months John Michelosen Steelers 32 yrs, 2 monthsRaheem Morris* Buccaneers 32 yrs, 4 months David Shula Bengals 32 yrs, 7 months Josh McDaniels* Broncos 32 yrs, 8 months John Madden Raiders 32 yrs, 10 months Don Shula Colts 33 yrs, 0 months Al Davis Raiders 33 yrs, 6 months Joe Collier Bills 33 yrs, 7 months Bob Snyder Rams 33 yrs, 11 months Jim Trimble Eagles 34 yrs, 3 months Jon Gruden Raiders 34 yrs, 5 months Bill Cowher Steelers 34 yrs, 8 months Joe Kuharich Cardinals 34 yrs, 8 months Norm Van Brocklin Vikings 34 yrs, 10 months Mike Tomlin* Steelers 34 yrs, 10 months Joe Schmidt Lions 34 yrs, 11 months Eric Mangini* Jets 34 yrs, 11 months

*Active

A DEFENSIVE MIND

Ever since Head Coach Raheem Morris joined the Buccaneers staff in 2002 as a defensive quality control coach, the team has consistently ranked in the top 10 in the NFL in total defense and pass defense. In his first season with Tampa Bay the team ranked first in overall defense and pass defense. The one year the Tampa Bay defense failed to rank in the top 10 since 2002 was in 2006 when Morris left the team to become the defensive coordinator at Kansas State. That season the Buccaneers defense ranked

17th, their worst mark since 1995. Morris returned the following year and the defense hasn’t looked back since.

BUCCANEERS DEFENSIVE RANKINGS SINCE 2002

Year Total Yards Total Defense Pass Defense2002 4,044 1 12003 4,466 5 32004 4,552 5 12005 4,444 1 62006* 4,271 17 192007 4,454 2 12008 4,898 9 4

* Morris was defensive coordinator at Kansas State

THE GRADUATE

For many years, Tampa Bay has continued its longstanding relationship with the NFL’s Minority Fellowship Program. The Buccaneers have enjoyed repeated success working with the NFL, both with participants in the program and hiring graduates of the NFL program.

As a part of training camp coaching staffs, the fellowship coaches perform duties that mirror those of full-time NFL assistant coaches. They become working members of NFL staffs for the summer and are responsible for specific assignments, including planning and directing workouts, formulating scrimmage and preseason game strategies, breaking down videotape, and evaluating players. More than 1,300 coaches have worked in the training camps of NFL teams since the program’s inception in 1987.

The program was re-named this past offseason after the man who conceived of the idea, Pro Football Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh.

This year, the most recent success story of the program is new Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris. Morris became just the fifth graduate of the program to be named an NFL head coach, joining Herm Edwards (former New York Jets and Kansas City Chiefs head coach), Marvin Lewis (Cincinnati Bengals), Lovie Smith (Chicago Bears) and Mike Tomlin (Pittsburgh Steelers). Morris interned with the New York Jets in 2001 while he was the defensive backs coach at Hofstra University.

Morris is in his seventh season with the Buccaneers and first as Head Coach after re-joining the team following a stint as defensive coordinator at Kansas State University in 2006. Morris, who was a defensive minority intern with the N.Y. Jets in 2001, spent his first four seasons with the Buccaneers as defensive quality control coach (2002), defensive assistant (2003) and assistant defensive backs coach (2004-05). Morris is now one of four active NFL head coaches who have graduated the minority internship

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program.

“It was a great opportunity to get in, to get involved with people who were in the NFL world, to establish myself and establish some of the relationships with the people that I met with the Jets,” says Morris. “If you’re willing to learn, become a sponge, it’s awesome. It helped my career tremendously.”

ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES WHO ARE GRADUATES OF THE BILL WALSH NFL MINORITY COACHING

FELLOWSHIP

Head Coach Internship(College)Marvin Lewis 1988 w/San Francisco (New Mexico) 1991 w/Kansas City (U. of Pittsburgh)Raheem Morris 2001 w/N.Y. Jets (Hofstra)Lovie Smith 1988 w/Arizona (Wisconsin)Mike Tomlin 2000 w/Cleveland (U. of Cincinnati)

BUILDING TOGETHER

Since their hires on January 17, 2009, General Manager Mark Dominik and Head Coach Raheem Morris have set out to build a team not only on the field but off of it in the community as well.

A proud supporter of the United States military, Dominik visited the United States Coast Guard’s St. Petersburg Sector in March 2009 to thank troops for their efforts in the search-and-rescue mission of four missing boaters off the coast of West Florida. He is an auxiliary member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4321 and sponsored and participated in a golf tournament at MacDill Air Force Base to aid in the renovation project for Post 4321 headquarters, which was severely damaged during a fire in October 2007. As General Manager, Dominik volunteered in the 2009 Fashion Funds the Cure fashion show, which benefits the Pediatric Cancer Foundation and recognizes girls and young women diagnosed with cancer. He also participated in events to support the Tampa Bay Sports Commission and Stetson University College of Law.

Morris, meanwhile has focused his community efforts on education and promoting the importance of academics amongst Bay area youth. Recently, Morris started his Be the Ultimate Character Student (BUCS) program, an education initiative for Hillsborough and Pinellas County students. Following each Buccaneers home game, Morris will host a video podcast to air in middle and high schools as well as on Buccaneers.com that will address education, leadership, determination and character. He spoke at a rally at Middleton High School in Tampa to encourage students to study and prepare for the FCAT in March 2009. Along with CB Ronde Barber, he participated in the grand opening of the First Tee Learning Center at Tampa’s Rogers Park Golf Course in March 2009. In May 2009, Morris was a guest speaker and presented awards to Hillsborough County teachers at the annual SERVE awards, which pay tribute to public school teachers for excellence in the classroom. In addition, he hosted a group of students from Madison Middle School for a private tour of One Buccaneer Place as a reward for positive behavior and improved performance in the classroom in May 2009.

Morris served as a celebrity guest at the Alstott Celebrity Outdoor Weekend in April 2009 to benefit the Children’s Cancer Center, and was a celebrity guest at the fourth Annual Dick Vitale Gala to benefit the V Foundation for cancer research in May 2009. He also participated in the Barrett Ruud-Pewter Report Charity Golf Tournament in May 2009 to benefit the American Heart Association, and the ninth Annual Derrick Brooks Celebrity Golf Classic in June 2009 to benefit Derrick Brooks Charities. This past June, he served as the keynote speaker at the Lauren’s First and Goal Football Camp at the University of South Florida, which raised funds for Pediatric Brain Tumor research. Morris filmed a PSA in 2009 for Project Pressure, a campaign that aims to reduce high blood pressure throughout the community by increasing Blood Pressure awareness and Cardiovascular Risk awareness.

Morris visited Mid-dleton High School on the eve of this year’s round of FCATs (Florida Comprehensive As-sessment Test), a required statewide test that is ex-tremely important to the academic progression of every student. The stu-dents thought they were gathering for a speech from school Principal Carl Green, but Green surprised them instead by bringing Morris onto the stage to lead a motivational rally.

Dominik visited the United States Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg to thank the troops for their recent efforts in the search-and-rescue mis-sion for four missing boaters off the coast of West Florida.

The mission, which made na-tional headlines, focused on the recovery of two former Buccaneer players, Marquis Cooper and Corey Smith, and former University of South Florida players Will Bleakley

and Nick Schuyler. Schuyler, the only survivor, was found clinging to the group’s capsized vessel by the Coast Guard nearly 40 miles southwest of Clearwater on March 2.

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CROWN JEWEL

A new era in Tampa Bay sports opened on Septem-ber 20, 1998, when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers de-feated the Chicago Bears, 27-15, in the inaugural event at Raymond James Stadium. The culmination of three years of intense research, development and construction, Raymond James Stadium is a combina-tion of the fi nest elements of modern stadium design and its own groundbreaking innovations. Referred to as ‘The Crown Jewel of the NFL’ by league insiders, the stadium’s features are centered around one con-cept: enhancing the fan’s experience at a Tampa Bay Buccaneers game.

IN ITS OWN LEAGUE

Raymond James Stadium has ranked among the top stadiums in the NFL among fans and the media. In September 2006, Raymond James Stadium ranked fi rst in a list compiled by FOXSports.com’s Elliott Kalb. One year earlier, RJS ranked third.

NFL’s BEST STADIUMSFOXSports.com (2006)

1. Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay)2. Gillette Stadium (New England Patriots)3. Arrowhead Stadium (Kansas City Chiefs)

“At the risk of angering the great fans of the Kansas City Chiefs, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Green Bay Packers, nothing beats attending an NFL game in Tampa, Florida. Raymond James Stadium is a joy — players, fans, and media all love it. A tip of the cap to Bucs’ (co-chairmen) Bryan and Joel Glazer for overseeing the $3-million pirate ship in Buccaneer Cove. You can’t miss the 103-foot long ship. Eight cannons celebrate Tampa touchdowns. The weather is great. The food is great. The location is great.” - Elliott Kalb, FOXSports.com, September 2006

NFL’S BEST STADIUMS FOXSports.com (2005)

1. Lambeau Field (Green Bay Packers)2. Heinz Field (Pittsburgh Steelers)3. Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay)

“Any stadium with pirate ships in an end zone that fi re off cannons when the home team scores is cool in our book. Toss in the fact that Raymond James Stadium is now a fi xture in the Super Bowl rotation, and that makes Tampa Bay’s football landmark one of the NFL’s fi nest.” - Jim Reineking, FOXSports.com (August 2005)

NFL’s TOP GAMEDAY STADIUMSThe Sporting News (2005)

1. Qwest Field (Seattle Seahawks)2. Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Bay)3. Reliant Stadium (Houston Texans)

“The thing I love most about this place is its strong identity. From the palm trees in the end zone to the fl ags that line the stadium, this place screams Tam-pa Bay Buccaneers. The 103-foot-long pirate ship in Buccaneer Cove in the north end zone is the best feature in any NFL stadium, and the communal areas are better than any other stadium’s. The open end zones give the place an airy feeling. Very few parts of the stadium are shaded, so Florida’s sunshine seem-ingly is everywhere during day games.” - Dan Pompei, The Sporting News, August 2005

Best mingling and meeting spot: The pirate ship at Raymond James Stadium.

Best place to get a sun tan: Raymond James Sta-dium.

Since opening in 1998, Raymond James Stadium has drawn rave reviews as one of the best playing surfac-es in the National Football League. Tampa Bay’s home stadium has ranked as the top turf in the League in fi ve of the previous six surveys, earning top honors in 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004 and 2006. In 2008, RJS was rated as having the second-best natural grass fi eld. For the 2008 survey, the NFL Players Associa-tion polled 1,565 active players from all 32 teams.

TOP PLAYING SURFACES IN THE NFL2008 NFLPA SURVEY

Stadium Team 1. University of Phoenix Stadium Arizona2. Raymond James Stadium Tampa Bay3. Qualcomm Stadium San Diego4. Bank of America Stadium Carolina5. Alltel Stadium Jacksonville

SUPER BOWL XLIII

The Super Bowl returned to the Tampa Bay area on February 1, 2009, when Raymond James Stadium hosted the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Arizona Car-dinals for Super Bowl XLIII. The game marked the fourth time that Tampa has hosted the world’s pre-mier sporting event, and second time that the game had been played at RJS. Super Bowls XVIII and XXV were played in Tampa Stadium, and Super Bowl XXXV was played at RJS.

Super Bowl XLIII - On February 1, 2009, the Pitts-burgh Steelers defeated the Arizona Cardinals 27-23 in dramatic fashion before 70,774 fans at Raymond

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James Stadium. Santonio Holmes earned MVP hon-ors after scoring the game winning touchdown on a six-yard pass from QB Ben Roethlisberger with 35 second left in the game. LB James Harrison also con-tributed to the win recording a 100-yard interception return for a touchdown, the longest scoring play in Super Bowl history. Approximately 98.7 million peo-ple watched Super Bowl XLIII, making it the most watched Super Bowl ever.

Super Bowl XXXV - On January 28, 2001, the Bal-timore Ravens defeated the New York Giants 34-7 before 71,921 at Raymond James Stadium. Balti-more’s LB Ray Lewis led a suffocating defense and was named MVP.

Super Bowl XXV - On January 27, 1991, the New York Giants defeated the Buffalo Bills 20-19 before 78,813 at Tampa Stadium. New York’s RB Ottis An-derson rushes for 102 yards and one TD and was named MVP.

Super Bowl XVIII - On January 22, 1984, the L.A. Raiders defeated the Washington Redskins 38-9 be-fore 72,920 at Tampa Stadium. Los Angeles’ RB Mar-cus Allen rushed for a Super Bowl-record 191 yards and was named MVP.

HOME SWEET HOME

Since Raymond James Stadium opened in 1998, Tam-pa Bay owns an impressive 59-35 record in the regular season and a 2-2 mark in the playoffs. All 98 regular season and postseason contests played at Raymond James Stadium have been sellouts.

In 2008, the Buccaneers fi nished 6-2 at home, win-ning their fi rst six home games of the year for the fi rst time in team history.

Over the past three seasons, the Buccaneers are 13-9 at RJS and have recorded a plus-17 turnover margin.

The team record for consecutive regular season home victories is eight, accomplished during the 1999-2000 seasons. Tampa Bay won its fi nal seven home contests in 1999 and its fi rst home game in 2000 before the streak was snapped in a 21-17 loss to the N.Y. Jets (9/24/00). The best home record in team history came in 1999 when the team fi nished 7-1 at Raymond James Stadium.

The Bucs have won 26 of the last 43 regular sea-son games at RJS, outscoring opponents 905-756 in those games (647-350 in the last 26 wins).

BUCCANEERS AT RAYMOND JAMES STADIUM

Year Regular Season Record Playoffs1998 6-2 -1999 7-1 1-02000 6-2 -2001 5-3 -2002 6-2 1-02003 3-5 -2004 4-4 -2005 6-2 0-12006 3-5 -2007 6-2 0-12008 6-2 -2009 1-5 - Totals 59-35 2-2

With the 6-2 record at home in 2008, the club tied for the second best home win total in team history and marked the third time in four years that the team has fi nished with a 6-2 home record. In 2005 and 2007, the team also fi nished with six wins at home.

BEST HOME RECORDS (TEAM HISTORY)

Year Home Record Pct.1999 7-1 .8752008 6-2 .7502007 6-2 .7502005 6-2 .7502002 6-2 .7502000 6-2 .7501998 6-2 .7501984 6-2 .7501981 6-2 .750

NFC BEST HOME RECORD SINCE 1999

Rank Team Record Winning Pct.1. Minnesota 60-27 .6902. Green Bay 57-30 .6553. Seattle* 56-31 .6444. Philadelphia 55-32 .6325. Dallas 54-33 .6216. Tampa Bay** 53-34 .609

*Seattle was in AFC from 1999-2001.**Includes 35-7 loss to New England in London on Oct. 25, 2009.

TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS / WEEK 15 / THROUGH MONDAY, DECEMBER 21, 2009 WON 2, LOST 12 * RUSHING No. Yds Avg Long TD 09/13 L 21-34 Dallas 63,806 Williams 167 652 3.9 35 3 09/20 L 20-33 at Buffalo 70,318 Ward 107 377 3.5 28 1 09/27 L 0-24 New York Giants 63,689 Freeman 25 156 6.2 20 0 10/04 L 13-16 at Washington 86,412 J. Johnson 22 148 6.7 29 0 10/11 L 14-33 at Philadelphia 69,144 Graham 13 58 4.5 17 0 10/18 L 21-28 Carolina 62,422 Smith 4 7 1.8 4 0 10/25 L 7-35 New England 84,254 Winslow 1 7 7.0 7 0 11/08 W 38-28 Green Bay 62,994 Leftwich 6 6 1.0 4 0 11/15 L 23-25 at Miami 66,085 Askew 1 0 0.0 0 0 11/22 L 7-38 New Orleans 62,720 Pressley LG 1 0 0.0 0 0 11/29 L 17-20 at Atlanta 67,029 Pressley TM 1 0 0.0 0 0 12/06 L 6-16 at Carolina 72,455 Figurs LG 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0 12/13 L 3-26 New York Jets 62,731 TEAM 347 1411 4.1 35 4 12/20 W 24- 7 at Seattle 67,011 OPPONENTS 469 2224 4.7 45 15 12/27 at New Orleans * RECEIVING No. Yds Avg Long TD 01/03 Atlanta Winslow 68 752 11.1 42t 5 T.B. Opp. A. Bryant 32 533 16.7 42t 3 TOTAL FIRST DOWNS 209 277 Stroughter 31 334 10.8 35 1 Rushing 67 109 Williams 22 165 7.5 22t 3 Passing 124 148 Stovall 21 292 13.9 38 1 Penalty 18 20 Ward 20 150 7.5 38 2 3rd Down: Made/Att 57/191 73/188 Clayton 14 204 14.6 47 1 3rd Down Pct. 29.8 38.8 Stevens 13 107 8.2 17 1 4th Down: Made/Att 9/21 9/14 Graham 10 66 6.6 16 0 4th Down Pct. 42.9 64.3 Clark 5 50 10.0 17 0 POSSESSION AVG. 28:30 31:31 Gilmore 2 14 7.0 9 0 TOTAL NET YARDS 3955 5079 Smith 2 4 2.0 3 0 Avg. Per Game 282.5 362.8 Askew 2 3 1.5 4 0 Total Plays 838 905 Penn 1 15 15.0 15 0 Avg. Per Play 4.7 5.6 Figurs LG 1 7 7.0 7 0 NET YARDS RUSHING 1411 2224 Freeman 0 1 --- 1 0 Avg. Per Game 100.8 158.9 Zuttah 0 1 --- 1 0 Total Rushes 347 469 TEAM 243 2691 11.1 47 17 NET YARDS PASSING 2544 2855 OPPONENTS 246 3003 12.2 80t 25 Avg. Per Game 181.7 203.9 * INTERCEPTIONS No. Yds Avg Long TD Sacked/Yards Lost 29/147 26/148 Talib 5 99 19.8 32 0 Gross Yards 2691 3003 Jackson 4 67 16.8 35t 2 Att./Completions 462/243 410/246 Mack 3 36 12.0 36 0 Completion Pct. 52.6 60.0 Hayes 2 21 10.5 20 0 Had Intercepted 25 17 Ba. Ruud 1 23 23.0 21 0 PUNTS/AVERAGE 77/41.8 65/43.3 Piscitelli 1 4 4.0 4 0 NET PUNTING AVG. 77/36.6 65/36.4 Black 1 3 3.0 3 0 PENALTIES/YARDS 81/603 75/702 TEAM 17 253 14.9 36 2 FUMBLES/BALL LOST 23/5 15/8 OPPONENTS 25 458 18.3 76t 2 TOUCHDOWNS 25 42 * PUNTING No. Yds Avg Net TB In Lg B Rushing 4 15 D. Johnson 62 2558 41.3 36.7 3 16 63 0 Passing 17 25 Paulescu LG 17 765 45.0 38.6 2 5 61 0 Returns 4 2 Paulescu TM 14 615 43.9 37.0 2 5 61 0 * SCORE BY PERIODS Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 OT PTS Barth 1 46 46.0 28.0 0 0 46 0 TEAM 31 70 38 75 0 214 TEAM 77 3219 41.8 36.6 5 21 63 0 OPPONENTS 94 105 74 90 0 363 OPPONENTS 65 2817 43.3 36.4 4 21 63 2 * SCORING TD-Ru-Pa-Rt K-PAT FG S PTS * PUNT RETURNS Ret FC Yds Avg Long TD Barth 0 0 0 0 9/ 9 11/16 0 42 Smith 23 8 232 10.1 21 0 Williams 6 3 3 0 0 36 Stroughter 12 0 119 9.9 33 0 Winslow 5 0 5 0 0 30 Figurs LG 2 2 21 10.5 12 0 A. Bryant 3 0 3 0 0 18 Figurs TM 2 2 21 10.5 12 0 Ward 3 1 2 0 0 18 TEAM 37 10 372 10.1 33 0 Jackson 2 0 0 2 0 12 OPPONENTS 36 15 297 8.3 34 0 Nugent TM 0 0 0 0 6/ 6 2/ 6 0 12 * KICKOFF RETURNS No. Yds Avg Long TD Stroughter 2 0 1 1 0 12 Smith 31 902 29.1 83 0 Clayton 1 0 1 0 0 8 Stroughter 11 324 29.5 97t 1 Andrus LG 0 0 0 0 6/ 6 0/ 1 0 6 Figurs LG 5 105 21.0 27 0 Andrus TM 0 0 0 0 6/ 6 0/ 1 0 6 Figurs TM 5 105 21.0 27 0 Barber 1 0 0 1 0 6 Graham 2 38 19.0 21 0 Stevens 1 0 1 0 0 6 Huggins 2 52 26.0 30 0 Stovall 1 0 1 0 0 6 Crowder 1 11 11.0 11 0 Freeman 0 0 0 0 0 2 Hayward 1 8 8.0 8 0 TEAM 25 4 17 4 21/21 13/23 0 214 Stovall 1 20 20.0 20 0 OPPONENTS 42 15 25 2 40/42 23/27 1 363 TEAM 54 1460 27.0 97t 1 2-Pt. Conversions: Clayton, Freeman, OPPONENTS 40 749 18.7 37 0 TEAM 2-4, OPPONENTS 0-0 * FIELD GOALS 1-19 20-29 30-39 40-49 50+ SACKS: S. White 6.5, Wilkerson 6, Barth 0/ 0 2/ 2 3/ 5 3/ 5 3/4 Crowder 3.5, Barber 2, R. Miller 2, Nugent TM 0/ 0 1/ 1 1/ 2 0/ 3 0/0 Black 1.5, Adams TM 1, Bennett LG 1, Andrus LG 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/0 Bennett TM 1, Hayes 1, Sims 1, Hovan 0.5, Andrus TM 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 0 0/ 1 0/0 TEAM 26, OPPONENTS 29 TEAM 0/ 0 3/ 3 4/ 7 3/ 9 3/4 FUM/LOST: Freeman 9/2, J. Johnson 7/1, OPPONENTS 0/ 0 8/ 9 4/ 4 10/12 1/2 Smith 3/1, Leftwich 2/0, Faine 1/0, Barth: ()()()()()()()(45N,38G)(51G,50G,54G)() Zuttah 1/1 (39G,51N)(21G,46G,36N,42N)(43G)(38N,28G,45G,39G) Andrus: ()()()()()(43N)()()()()()()()() TM: (38B,46N)()()(49N,48N,37G,22G)()(43N)()(45N, 38G)(51G,50G,54G)()(39G,51N)(21G,46G,36N,42N)(43G)(38N,28G,45G,39G) OPP: (51G,22G)(31G,43G, 27G,20G)(21N,26G)(42G)(44G)(52B)()()(49G,30G,45G,25G)(38G)(45G,37G,43N)(23G,40G,23G) (40G,24G,49G,49G,49N)() * PASSING Att Cmp Yds Cmp% Yds/Att TD TD% Int Int% Long Sack/Lost Rating Freeman 228 122 1412 53.5 6.19 9 3.9 14 6.1 42t 16/ 88 60.1 J. Johnson 125 63 685 50.4 5.48 4 3.2 8 6.4 35 11/ 59 50.9 Leftwich 107 58 594 54.2 5.55 4 3.7 3 2.8 47 2/ 0 71.2 Clayton 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 --- 0/ 0 39.6 D. Johnson 1 0 0 0.0 0.00 0 0.0 0 0.0 --- 0/ 0 39.6 TEAM 462 243 2691 52.6 5.82 17 3.7 25 5.4 47 29/ 147 59.9 OPPONENTS 410 246 3003 60.0 7.32 25 6.1 17 4.1 80t 26/ 148 85.7

Player Solo Assist Total TFL Sack Yds QBP INT Yds TD PD FF FR Yds TD

Barrett Ruud 102 77 179 1 - - 2 1 23 0 7 1 - - -Geno Hayes 72 41 113 10 1.0 4.0 11 2 21 0 7 - 1 - -Ronde Barber 58 22 80 8 2.0 15.0 4 - - - 7 2 - - -Sabby Piscitelli 61 18 79 1 - - - 1 4 0 3 1 1 72 0Quincy Black 51 27 78 5 1.5 4.5 5 1 3 0 5 1 - - -Tanard Jackson 50 24 74 3 - - 1 4 67 2 8 1 1 5 0Jimmy Wilkerson 42 24 66 3 6.0 35.0 28 - - - 2 3 - - -Aqib Talib 50 5 55 2 - - - 5 99 0 12 - 1 - -Stylez G. White 34 17 51 5 6.5 43.5 30 - - - 1 - - - -Chris Hovan 23 23 46 1 0.5 2.5 16 - - - - 1 - - -Roy Miller 28 17 45 1 2.0 8.0 7 - - - 1 - - - -Ryan Sims 28 16 44 1 1.0 7.0 9 - - - 1 - 1 0 0Tim Crowder 32 8 40 1 3.5 19.5 9 - - - 2 - 1 0 0Elbert Mack 18 5 23 - - - - 3 36 0 4 - - - -Will Allen 14 7 21 - - - - - - - - - - - -Gaines Adams 9 5 14 3 1.0 4.0 10 - - - 2 - 1 0 0Adam Hayward 8 5 13 - - - 1 - - - - - - - -Torrie Cox 10 2 12 - - - - - - - - - - - -Jermaine Phillips 6 5 11 - - - 1 - - - - - - - -Kyle Moore 5 5 10 - - - 3 - - - 1 - - - -Matt McCoy 4 3 7 1 - - - - - - - - - - -Dre Moore 3 4 7 1 - - - - - - - - - - -Michael Bennett 4 1 5 - 1.0 5.0 2 - - - - - - - -Derrick Roberson 2 1 3 - - - - - - - 3 - - - -Corey Lynch 1 0 1 - - - 1 - - - 1 - - - -Yamon Figurs 0 1 1 - - - - - - - - - - - -

Totals 715 363 1078 47 26.0 148.0 140 17 253 2 67 10 7 77 0

FG PAT PuntPlayer Solo Assist Total FF FR TD Ronde Barber 0 1 0Torrie Cox 14 3 17 - - - Geno Hayes 0 0 1Niko Koutouvides 11 6 17 - - - Davin Joseph 1 0 0Quincy Black 11 2 13 - - - Corey Lynch 0 0 1Adam Hayward 11 2 13 - - - Donald Penn 0 1 0Brian Clark 3 6 9 - - - Totals 1 2 2Maurice Stovall 5 3 8 - - - Opponents 1 0 0Corey Lynch 5 2 7 - - -Elbert Mack 4 3 7 - - -Clifton Smith 4 2 6 - - -Matt McCoy 3 3 6 - - - Total Lost OR OOBEarnest Graham 3 2 5 - 1 - Josh Freeman 9 2 7 0Andrew Economos 2 0 2 - - - Josh Johnson 7 1 6 0Dirk Johnson 2 0 2 - - - Clifton Smith 3 1 1 1Rod Wilson 2 0 2 - - - Byron Leftwich 2 0 2 0Tanard Jackson 0 2 2 - - - Jeremy Zuttah 1 1 0 0Will Allen 1 0 1 - - - Jeff Faine 1 0 1 0Kareem Huggins 1 0 1 - - - Totals 23 5 17 1Mike Nugent 1 0 1 - - -Aqib Talib 1 0 1 - - -Jimmy Wilkerson 1 0 1 - - -B.J. Askew 0 1 1 - - - Tackles FF FRJohn Gilmore 0 1 1 - - - Jeremy Zuttah 4 0 0Geno Hayes 0 1 1 - - - Jeremy Trueblood 3 0 0Sammie Stroughter 0 1 1 - - - Michael Clayton 2 1 0Totals 85 40 125 0 1 0 Josh Johnson 2 0 3

Carnell Williams 2 0 1Return Touchdowns Kellen Winslow 2 0 0Jackson 26-yard INT return vs. Carolina (10/18) Maurice Stovall 2 0 0Stroughter 97-yard kickoff return vs. Carolina (10/18) Sammie Stroughter 2 0 0Barber 31-yard return of a blocked punt vs. Green Bay (11/8 Antonio Bryant 1 0 0Jackson 35-yard INT return vs. Green Bay (11/8) Jeff Faine 1 0 1

Earnest Graham 1 0 1Safeties Donald Penn 1 0 2None Derrick Ward 1 0 0

Davin Joseph 1 0 0Onside Kickoff Recovery B.J. Askew 0 0 1Mack at Philadelphia (10/11) Josh Freeman 0 0 5Mack vs. N.Y. Jets (12/13) Sean Mahan 0 0 1

Clifton Smith 0 0 1Key Jerramy Stevens 0 0 1

TFL - Tackles for Loss FF - Forced Fumbles Totals 25 1 17Yds - Yards FR - Fumble RecoveriesQBP - Quarterback Pressures OR - Own RecoveredPD - Passes Defensed OOB - Out of Bounds

Blocked Kicks

Own Fumbles

Miscellaneous Tackles/Fumbles

Tackles Fumbles

2009 BUCCANEERS REGULAR SEASON DEFENSIVE STATISTICS

SPECIAL TEAMS STATISTICS

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No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College HS Hometown How Acq.38 Anderson, Brandon CB 5-10 179 12/10/1985 R Akron Dublin, VA FA-'0920 Barber, Ronde CB 5-10 184 4/7/1975 13 Virginia Roanoke, VA D3b-'9710 Barth, Connor K 5-11 193 4/11/1986 2 North Carolina Wilmington, NC FA-'0971 Bennett, Michael DL 6-4 274 11/13/1985 R Texas A&M Alief, TX W(SEA)-'0958 Black, Quincy LB 6-2 240 2/28/1984 3 New Mexico Chicago, IL D3-'0789 Bryant, Antonio WR 6-1 205 3/9/1981 7 Pittsburgh Miami, FL FA-'0812 Carpenter, Rudy QB 6-2 212 4/15/1986 R Arizona State Westlake, CA FA-'0987 Clark, Brian WR 6-2 204 12/26/1983 3 North Carolina State Tampa, FL FA-'0780 Clayton, Michael WR 6-4 215 10/13/1982 6 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, LA D1-'0461 Compas, Jonathan C 6-3 300 1/9/1986 R UC-Davis Carlsbad, CA W(OAK)-'0996 Crowder, Tim DE 6-4 260 6/30/1985 3 Texas Tyler, TX FA-'0969 Dotson, Demar T 6-9 315 10/11/1985 R Southern Miss Alexandria, LA FA-'0948 Economos, Andrew LS 6-1 250 6/24/1982 4 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA FA-'0652 Faine, Jeff C 6-3 291 4/6/1981 7 Notre Dame Sanford, FL UFA(NO)-'0816 Figurs, Yamon WR 5-11 185 1/10/1982 3 Kansas State Fort Pierce, FL FA-'09

5 Freeman, Josh QB 6-6 248 1/13/1988 R Kansas State Kansas City, MO D1-'0988 Gilmore, John TE 6-5 257 9/21/1979 8 Penn State West Lawn, PA UFA(CHI)-'0834 Graham, Earnest RB 5-9 225 1/15/1980 6 Florida Ft. Myers, FL FA-'0354 Hayes, Geno LB 6-1 226 8/10/1987 2 Florida State Greenville, FL D6-'0857 Hayward, Adam LB 6-1 240 6/23/1984 3 Portland State Westminster, CA D6-'0795 Hovan, Chris DT 6-2 296 5/12/1978 10 Boston College Rocky River, OH FA-'0532 Huggins, Kareem RB 5-9 198 5/24/1986 R Hofstra Irvington, NJ FA-'0936 Jackson, Tanard S 6-0 200 7/21/1985 3 Syracuse Potomac, MD D4-'0711 Johnson, Josh QB 6-3 205 5/15/1986 2 San Diego Oakland, CA D5-'0875 Joseph, Davin G 6-3 313 11/22/1983 4 Oklahoma Hallandale, FL D1-'0653 Koutouvides, Niko LB 6-2 238 3/25/1981 6 Purdue Plainville, CT FA-'0977 Lee, James T 6-4 305 8/17/1985 2 South Carolina State Belle Glade, FL W(CLE)-'0841 Lynch, Corey S 6-0 206 5/7/1985 2 Appalachian State Ft. Myers, FL FA-'0933 Mack, Elbert CB 5-10 175 7/14/1986 2 Troy Wichita, KS FA-'0850 McCoy, Matt LB 6-0 235 10/14/1982 5 San Diego State Tustin, CA UFA(NO)-'0893 Miller, Roy DT 6-2 310 7/9/1987 R Texas Killeen, TX D3-'0992 Moore, Dre DT 6-4 305 6/9/1985 1 Maryland Charlotte, NC D4-'0894 Moore, Kyle DE/DT 6-5 272 10/25/1986 R USC Warner Robins, GA D4-'0974 Murphy, Shawn G 6-4 315 12/17/1982 2 Utah State Highland, UT W(MIA)-'0983 Nunn, Terrence WR 6-0 195 7/25/1986 R Nebraska Houston, TX FA-'09

2 Paulescu, Sam P 6-0 195 4/18/1984 2 Oregon State La Habra, CA FA-'0970 Penn, Donald T 6-5 305 4/27/1983 4 Utah State Playa Del Rey, CA FA-'0621 Piscitelli, Sabby S 6-3 224 8/24/1983 3 Oregon State Boca Raton, FL D2b-'0745 Pressley, Chris FB 5-11 260 8/8/1986 R Wisconsin Woodbury, NJ FA-'0929 Roberson, Derrick CB 5-10 182 3/12/1985 1 Rutgers Ft. Lauderdale, FL FA-'0951 Ruud, Barrett LB 6-2 241 5/20/1983 5 Nebraska Lincoln, NE D2-'0598 Sims, Ryan DT 6-4 315 5/4/1980 8 North Carolina Spartanburg, SC T(KC)-'0786 Stevens, Jerramy TE 6-7 260 11/13/1979 8 Washington Olympia, WA UFA(SEA)-'0785 Stovall, Maurice WR 6-5 220 2/21/1985 4 Notre Dame Philadelphia, PA D3-'0625 Talib, Aqib CB 6-1 205 2/13/1986 2 Kansas Richardson, TX D1-'0865 Trueblood, Jeremy T 6-8 320 5/10/1983 4 Boston College Indianapolis, IN D2-'0619 Urrutia, Mario WR 6-6 232 1/18/1986 1 Louisville Louisville, KY FA-'0928 Ward, Derrick RB 5-11 228 8/30/1980 6 Ottawa (KS) Moreno Valley, CA UFA(NYG)-'0991 White, Stylez G. DE 6-3 270 7/25/1979 3 Minnesota Newark, NJ FA-'0797 Wilkerson, Jimmy DE/DT 6-2 270 1/4/1981 7 Oklahoma Naples, TX UFA(KC)-'0824 Williams, Carnell RB 5-11 217 4/21/1982 5 Auburn Attalla, AL D1-'0582 Winslow, Kellen TE 6-4 240 7/21/1983 6 Miami San Diego, CA T(CLE)-'0976 Zuttah, Jeremy G 6-4 308 6/1/1986 2 Rutgers Edison, NJ D3-'08

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College HS Hometown How Acq.26 Allen, Will S 6-1 200 6/17/1982 6 Ohio State Dayton, OH D4-'04

9 Bidwell, Josh P 6-3 220 3/13/1976 10 Oregon Winston, OR UFA (GB)-'0431 Biggers, E.J. CB 6-0 180 6/13/1987 R Western Michigan North Miami Beach, FL D7a-'0927 Cox, Torrie CB 5-10 192 10/29/1980 7 Pittsburgh Miami, FL D6-'0359 Crowell, Angelo LB 6-1 246 8/16/1981 7 Virginia North Forsythe, NC UFA(BUF)-'0968 Fulton, Xavier T 6-5 301 4/18/1986 R Illinois Flossmoor, IL D5-'09

8 Johnson, Dirk P 6-0 210 6/1/1975 6 Northern Colorado Montrose, CO FA-'097 Leftwich, Byron QB 6-5 250 1/14/1980 7 Marshall Washington, DC UFA(PIT)-'09

23 Phillips, Jermaine S 6-2 230 3/27/1979 8 Georgia Roswell, GA D5-'0222 Smith, Clifton RB 5-9 190 7/4/1985 2 Fresno State Fresno, CA FA-'0844 Storer, Byron FB 6-1 230 5/1/1984 3 California Modesto, CA FA-'0718 Stroughter, Sammie WR 5-10 189 1/3/1986 R Oregon State Sacramento, CA D7b-'0956 Wilson, Rod LB 6-2 230 11/12/1981 3 South Carolina Cross, SC FA-'08

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College HS Hometown How Acq.78 Sears, Arron G 6-3 319 10/25/1984 3 Tennessee Russellville, AL D2a-'07

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College HS Hometown How Acq.35 Askew, B.J. FB 6-3 233 8/19/1980 7 Michigan Cincinnati, OH UFA(NYJ)-'07

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Birthdate NFL Exp. College HS Hometown How Acq.39 Cook, Emanuel S 5-10 185 1/20/1988 R South Carolina Riviera Beach, FL FA-'0962 Dile, Marc OL 6-4 300 5/5/1986 R USF Miami, FL FA-'0960 Leonard, Joshua DE 6-3 292 7/22/1987 R Hawaii Elverta, CA FA-'0937 Love, Jamar CB 6-0 191 11/8/1986 R Arkansas North Little Rock, AR FA-'0946 Purvis, Ryan TE 6-4 260 5/8/1986 R Boston College Reinholds, PA FA-'0949 Robinson, Lee LB 6-2 256 4/23/1987 R Alcorn State Liberty, MS FA-'0930 Woodson, Stoney CB 5-11 197 10/11/1985 R South Carolina Tampa, FL FA-'09

Head Coach: Raheem Morris

2009 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS' ALPHABETICAL ROSTER

Assistant Coaches: Joe Baker (defensive backs), Joe Barry (linebackers), Jim Bates (defensive coordinator), Tim Berbenich (assistant wide receivers), Richard Bisaccia (associate head coach/specialteams coordinator), Ejiro Evero (defensive quality control), Jay Kaiser (asst. to the head coach), Chris Keenan (assistant strength and conditioning), Steve Logan (running backs), Pete Mangurian(offensive line), Richard Mann (asst. head coach/wide receivers), Chris Mosley (assistant offensive line), Robert Nunn (defensive line), Greg Olson (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Alfredo Roberts(tight ends), Kurtis Shultz (head strength and conditioning), Dwayne Stukes (assistant defensive backs), Todd Wash (defensive line)

Injured Reserve

Reserve - Non-Football Illness List

Practice Squad

Reserve - Non-Football Injury List

(as of 12/22/09)No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp. College HS Hometown

2 Sam Paulescu P 6-0 195 25 2 Oregon State La Habra, CA 4/0*5 Josh Freeman QB 6-6 248 21 R Kansas State Kansas City, MO 8/7

10 Connor Barth K 5-11 193 23 2 North Carolina Wilmington, NC 7/011 Josh Johnson QB 6-3 205 23 2 San Diego Oakland, CA 6/412 Rudy Carpenter QB 6-2 212 23 R Arizona State Westlake, CA 0/016 Yamon Figurs WR 5-11 185 27 3 Kansas State Fort Pierce, FL 6/0*19 Mario Urrutia WR 6-6 232 23 1 Louisville Louisville, KY 0/020 Ronde Barber CB 5-10 184 34 13 Virginia Roanoke, VA 14/1421 Sabby Piscitelli S 6-3 224 26 3 Oregon State Boca Raton, FL 14/1324 Carnell Williams RB 5-11 217 27 5 Auburn Attalla, AL 14/1325 Aqib Talib CB 6-1 205 23 2 Kansas Richardson, TX 13/1328 Derrick Ward RB 5-11 228 29 6 Ottawa (KS) Moreno Valley, CA 13/129 Derrick Roberson CB 5-10 182 24 1 Rutgers Ft. Lauderdale, FL 4/032 Kareem Huggins RB 5-9 198 23 R Hofstra Irvington, NJ 2/033 Elbert Mack CB 5-10 175 23 2 Troy Wichita, KS 13/334 Earnest Graham RB 5-9 225 29 6 Florida Ft. Myers, FL 12/536 Tanard Jackson S 6-0 200 24 3 Syracuse Potomac, MD 10/1038 Brandon Anderson CB 5-10 179 24 R Akron Dublin, VA 3/041 Corey Lynch S 6-0 206 24 2 Appalachian State Ft. Myers, FL 11/045 Chris Pressley FB 5-11 260 23 R Wisconsin Woodbury, NJ 5/248 Andrew Economos LS 6-1 250 27 4 Georgia Tech Atlanta, GA 14/050 Matt McCoy LB 6-0 235 27 5 San Diego State Tustin, CA 10/151 Barrett Ruud LB 6-2 241 26 5 Nebraska Lincoln, NE 14/1452 Jeff Faine C 6-3 291 28 7 Notre Dame Sanford, FL 10/1053 Niko Koutouvides LB 6-2 238 28 6 Purdue Plainville, CT 14/054 Geno Hayes LB 6-1 226 22 2 Florida State Greenville, FL 13/1257 Adam Hayward LB 6-1 240 25 3 Portland State Westminster, CA 13/158 Quincy Black LB 6-2 240 25 3 New Mexico Chicago, IL 14/1161 Jonathan Compas C 6-3 300 23 R UC-Davis Carlsbad, CA 2/065 Jeremy Trueblood T 6-8 320 26 4 Boston College Indianapolis, IN 14/1469 Demar Dotson T 6-9 315 24 R Southern Miss Alexandria, LA 7/070 Donald Penn T 6-5 305 26 4 Utah State Playa Del Rey, CA 14/1471 Michael Bennett DL 6-4 274 24 R Texas A&M Alief, TX 6/074 Shawn Murphy G 6-4 315 27 2 Utah State Highland, UT 0/075 Davin Joseph G 6-3 313 26 4 Oklahoma Hallandale, FL 14/1476 Jeremy Zuttah G 6-4 308 23 2 Rutgers Edison, NJ 14/1477 James Lee T 6-4 305 24 2 South Carolina State Belle Glade, FL 0/080 Michael Clayton WR 6-4 215 27 6 Louisiana State Baton Rouge, LA 11/1182 Kellen Winslow TE 6-4 240 26 6 Miami San Diego, CA 14/1283 Terrence Nunn WR 6-0 195 23 R Nebraska Houston, TX 0/085 Maurice Stovall WR 6-5 220 24 4 Notre Dame Philadelphia, PA 13/586 Jerramy Stevens TE 6-7 260 30 8 Washington Olympia, WA 14/887 Brian Clark WR 6-2 204 26 3 North Carolina State Tampa, FL 12/088 John Gilmore TE 6-5 257 30 8 Penn State West Lawn, PA 11/289 Antonio Bryant WR 6-1 205 28 7 Pittsburgh Miami, FL 11/991 Stylez G. White DE 6-3 270 30 3 Minnesota Newark, NJ 13/692 Dre Moore DT 6-4 305 24 1 Maryland Charlotte, NC 5/093 Roy Miller DT 6-2 310 22 R Texas Killeen, TX 13/194 Kyle Moore DE/DT 6-5 272 23 R USC Warner Robins, GA 6/095 Chris Hovan DT 6-2 296 31 10 Boston College Rocky River, OH 14/1496 Tim Crowder DE 6-4 260 24 3 Texas Tyler, TX 13/397 Jimmy Wilkerson DE/DT 6-2 270 28 7 Oklahoma Naples, TX 14/1498 Ryan Sims DT 6-4 315 29 8 North Carolina Spartanburg, SC 14/14

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp. College HS Hometown7 Byron Leftwich QB 6-5 250 29 7 Marshall Washington, DC 3/38 Dirk Johnson P 6-0 210 34 6 Northern Colorado Montrose, CO 11/09 Josh Bidwell P 6-3 220 33 10 Oregon Winston, OR 0/0

18 Sammie Stroughter WR 5-10 189 23 R Oregon State Sacramento, CA 13/022 Clifton Smith RB 5-9 190 24 2 Fresno State Fresno, CA 11/023 Jermaine Phillips S 6-2 230 30 8 Georgia Roswell, GA 2/226 Will Allen S 6-1 200 27 6 Ohio State Dayton, OH 8/227 Torrie Cox CB 5-10 192 29 7 Pittsburgh Miami, FL 11/131 E.J. Biggers CB 6-0 180 22 R Western Michigan North Miami Beach, FL 0/044 Byron Storer FB 6-1 230 25 3 California Modesto, CA 0/056 Rod Wilson LB 6-2 230 28 3 South Carolina Cross, SC 8/059 Angelo Crowell LB 6-1 246 28 7 Virginia North Forsythe, NC 0/068 Xavier Fulton T 6-5 301 23 R Illinois Flossmoor, IL 0/0

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp. College HS Hometown78 Arron Sears G 6-3 319 25 3 Tennessee Russellville, AL 0/0

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp. College HS Hometown35 B.J. Askew FB 6-3 233 29 7 Michigan Cincinnati, OH 5/2

No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Age NFL Exp. College HS Hometown30 Stoney Woodson CB 5-11 197 24 R South Carolina Tampa, FL 0/037 Jamar Love CB 6-0 191 23 R Arkansas North Little Rock, AR 0/039 Emanuel Cook S 5-10 185 21 R South Carolina Riviera Beach, FL 0/046 Ryan Purvis TE 6-4 260 23 R Boston College Reinholds, PA 0/049 Lee Robinson LB 6-2 256 22 R Alcorn State Liberty, MS 0/060 Joshua Leonard DE 6-3 292 22 R Hawaii Elverta, CA 0/062 Marc Dile OL 6-4 300 23 R USF Miami, FL 0/0

Head Coach: Raheem Morris

* Figurs played three games with the Detroit Lions; Paulescu played one game with the Washington Redskins.

Reserve - Non-Football Injury List09 GP/GS

Assistant Coaches: Joe Baker (defensive backs), Joe Barry (linebackers), Jim Bates (defensive coordinator), Tim Berbenich (assistant wide receivers), Richard Bisaccia (associate head coach/special teams coordinator), Ejiro Evero (defensive quality control), Jay Kaiser (asst. to the head coach), Chris Keenan (assistant strength and conditioning), Steve Logan (running backs), Pete Mangurian (offensive line), Richard Mann (asst. head coach/wide receivers), Chris Mosley (assistant offensive line), Robert Nunn (defensive line), Greg Olson (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks), Alfredo Roberts (tight ends), Kurtis Shultz (head strength and conditioning), Dwayne Stukes (assistant defensive backs), Todd Wash (defensive line)

Practice Squad09 GP/GS

Reserve - Non-Football Illness List09 GP/GS

2009 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS' NUMERICAL ROSTER

09 GP/GS

Injured Reserve09 GP/GS

2009 TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS UNOFFICIAL DEPTH CHART (Subject to change)

OFFENSE WR 80 Michael Clayton 85 Maurice Stovall 16 Yamon Figurs 83 Terrence Nunn LT 70 Donald Penn 77 James Lee LG 76 Jeremy Zuttah 74 Shawn Murphy C 52 Jeff Faine 61 Jonathan Compas RG 75 Davin Joseph RT 65 Jeremy Trueblood 69 Demar Dotson TE 82 Kellen Winslow 86 Jerramy Stevens 88 John Gilmore WR 89 Antonio Bryant 87 Brian Clark 19 Mario Urrutia QB 5 Josh Freeman 11 Josh Johnson 12 Rudy Carpenter RB 24 Carnell Williams 28 Derrick Ward 32 Kareem Huggins FB 34 Earnest Graham 45 Chris Pressley DEFENSE LE 97 Jimmy Wilkerson 94 Kyle Moore 71 Michael Bennett DT 98 Ryan Sims 93 Roy Miller DT 95 Chris Hovan 92 Dre Moore RE 91 Stylez G. White 96 Tim Crowder SLB 58 Quincy Black 57 Adam Hayward MLB 51 Barrett Ruud 53 Niko Koutouvides WLB 54 Geno Hayes 50 Matt McCoy LCB 25 Aqib Talib 29 Derrick Roberson 38 Brandon Anderson RCB 20 Ronde Barber 33 Elbert Mack SS 21 Sabby Piscitelli 41 Corey Lynch FS 36 Tanard Jackson SPECIALISTS P 2 Sam Paulescu PK 10 Connor Barth H 2 Sam Paulescu LS 48 Andrew Economos PR 16 Yamon Figurs KR 16 Yamon Figurs

Rookies and First-Year Players Underlined

ADDITIONAL BIOS

Pro: Promoted to the Buccaneers active roster from the practice squad on November 30, 2009… Played in three career games, both with Tampa Bay in 2009... Signed to the Tampa Bay practice squad on September 15, 2009… Released from the Cleveland Browns practice squad on September 9 after being signed to the practice squad on September 8… Signed by the Browns on August 6, 2009… Released by the Indianapolis Colts on August 4, 2009… Joined Indianapolis as an undrafted free agent on April 30, 2009.

2009: Promoted to the Buccaneers active roster from the practice squad on November 30… Signed to the Tampa Bay practice squad on September 15... Played in three games for Tampa Bay... Made NFL debut at Carolina (12/6)... Saw action against N.Y. Jets (12/13)... Played at Seattle (12/20).

College: Four-year letterman who started 17 of 48 games at Akron… Totaled 42 tackles as a senior… Started all 11 games for the Zips his final season… Saw action in 12 games as a junior and totaled 22 tackles… Started six of 12 games as a sophomore… Recorded 27 tackles on the season… Appeared in all 13 games as a freshman… Totaled 22 tackles… Majored in marketing.

Personal: Attended Pulaski High School (Virginia) and Hargrave Military Academy… Played one semester at Hargrave Military Academy, posting 40 tackles and three interceptions… Was a three-year starter at defensive back and two-year starter at running back… Was first-team all-district at running back and defensive back in his junior and senior seasons… Born Brandon Anderson in Dublin, Virginia on December 10, 1985.

ANDERSON’S CAREER STATISTICSANDERSON’S CAREER STATISTICS

ST TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES TACKLESYEAR TEAM GP GS TOT SOLO ASST SK YDS NO YDS LG TD PD FF FR YDS T S A2009 Tampa Bay 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NFL Totals 3 0 0 0 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pro: Signed by Tampa Bay on November 3, 2009... Released by the Miami Dolphins on August 29, 2009… Signed by the Dolphins on August 10… Spent a portion of the 2008 season with the Kansas City Chiefs… Appeared in 17 career games… Converted 21 of 28 field goals (75.0%) and 33 of 33 PATs for 96 points in his career… Also owns three special teams tackles… Tied an NFL record with three field goals of 50 or more yards in the same game when he converted from 50, 51 and 54 yards at Miami (11/15/09)... Released by the Chiefs at the conclusion of training camp, but rejoined the club for the final 10 games of the regular season... Saw his first NFL action at N.Y. Jets (10/26/08)... Connected on nine straight field goals to begin his pro career... Entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Kansas City on August 30, 2008.

2009: Signed with the Buccaneers on November 3… Signed by the Dolphins on August 10 before being released on August 29… Appeared in seven games with Tampa Bay and converted 11-of-16 field goal attempts and all nine PATs… Made Buccaneer debut vs. Green Bay (11/8), going 1-2 on field goal attempts… Hit from 38 yards and missed from 43… Also converted all three PATs against the Packers... Tied an NFL record with three field goals of 50 or more yards in the same game when he converted from 50, 51 and 54 yards at Miami (11/15)... Also made both PATs against the Dolphins... Made lone PAT against New Orleans (11/22)... Went 1-of-2 on field goal attempts at Atlanta (11/29), hitting from 39 yards and missing from 51 yards... Also had first career punt of 46 yards for an injured P Dirk Johnson and made both PATs against the Falcons... Made 2-of-4 field goals at Carolina (12/6)... Made lone field goal attempt of 43 yards against N.Y. Jets (12/13)... Connected on 3-of-4 field goals and only PAT attempt at Seattle (12/20), including a 45-yard field goal... Tied his career high with the three field goals made.

2008: Played in 10 games with Kansas City after rejoining the club on October 21... Converted 10 of 12 field goals and 24 of 24 PATs for 54 points... Added three special teams tackles... Converted a 30-yard field goal and three PATs in his first NFL game at N.Y. Jets (10/26)... Connected on both field goal attempts and three PATs for a career-high nine points vs. Tampa Bay (11/2)... Converted 20 and 21-yard field goals vs. New Orleans (11/16)... Connected on a career-long 45-yard field goal and made a career-best four PATs vs. Buffalo (11/23)... Nailed 38 and 27-yard field goals at Oakland (11/30)... Converted a 27-yard field goal and tied a career high with four PATs vs. Miami (12/21).

College: Saw action in 47 contests at North Carolina... Converted a school-record 54 of 71 field goals (76.1%) and 103 of 109 PATs for 265 points... Connected on a school-record 19 consecutive field goals (11/26/05-10/13/07)... Played in 12 games as a senior in 2007, hitting 19 of 22 field goals and 21 of 23 PATs for a team-high 78 points... Earned first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors... Participated in 12 games as a junior in 2006, converting all 10 of his field goals and 24 of 26 PATs for 54 points... Named second-team freshman All-America and earned honorable mention All-ACC honors... Majored in communications.

Personal: Named first-team All-America by USA Today as a senior at Hoggard High School in Wilmington, North Carolina… Played in the Army All-America Bowl as a senior… Set the North Carolina high school record with 38 career field goals… Born Connor Thomas Barth on April 11, 1986 in Arlington, Virginia.

BARTH’S CAREER STATISTICSBARTH’S CAREER STATISTICS

SCORINGYEAR TEAM GP FG FGA PCT LG BLK XP XPA PCT BLK POINTS2008 Kansas City 10 10 12 83.3 45 0 24 24 100.0 0 542009 Tampa Bay 7 11 16 68.8 54 0 9 9 100.0 0 42

NFL Totals 17 21 28 75.0 54 0 33 33 100.0 0 96

FIELD GOALSYEAR TEAM 1-19 PCT 20-29 PCT 30-39 PCT 40-49 PCT 50+ PCT2008 Kansas City 0/0 0.0 6/6 100.0 3/4 75.0 1/1 100.0 0/1 0.02009 Tampa Bay 0/0 0.0 0/0 0.0 1/1 100.0 0/1 0.0 3/3 100.0

NFL Totals 0/0 0.0 6/6 100.0 4/5 80.0 1/2 50.0 3/4 75.0

ADDITIONAL STATS

Special Teams Tackles: 3 – 3 in 2008One punt for 46 yards in 2009

SINGLE-GAME HIGHS

FGs Made: 3, twice, last at Seattle, 12/20/09FGs Attempted: 4, at Seattle, 12/20/09Points: 11, at Miami, 11/15/09Long Field Goal: 54, at Miami, 11/15/09PATs Made: 4, twice, last vs. Miami, 12/21/08 (w/Kansas City)

Pro: Claimed by the Buccaneers off waivers from the Seattle Seahawks on October 12, 2009… Played in six career games, both with Tampa Bay in 2009... Has five career tackles and one sack... Waived by the Seahawks on October 11, 2009 after being declared inactive for the Seahawks first four games of the season… Registered two sacks, nine tackles, five tackles for loss, five quarterback pressures and one fumble recovery in the 2009 preseason with Seattle… Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Seahawks on April 26, 2009.

2009: Played in six games for Tampa Bay and totaled five tackles, one sack and two QB pressures... Made NFL debut against Carolina (10/18)... Saw action against New England (10/25) and recorded first career tackle and two QB pressures... Recorded first career NFL sack and added four tackles against Green Bay (11/8)... Saw action at Miami (11/15)... Played in the defensive line rotation against New Orleans (11/22) and at Atlanta (11/29)... Inactive at Carolina (12/6), against N.Y. Jets (12/13) and at Seattle (12/20) because of injury... Claimed off waivers by Tampa Bay from Seattle on October 12… Released by Seattle on October 11… Inactive for Weeks 1-4 with Seattle.

College: Full-time starter in 2008 at Texas A&M and posted statistics worthy of postseason honors… Recorded 42 tackles, 12 TFLs and two sacks… Named honorable mention All-Big 12 by the coaches in 2007 despite starting only one game… Majored in agricultural and life sciences.

Personal: Earned first-team all-district honors as a defensive lineman as a senior at Alief (TX) Taylor High after compiling 110 tackles and four sacks… Earned honorable mention all-district honors as a junior… Older brother, Martellus, was drafted by the Dallas Cowboys and also attended Texas A&M… Born Michael Bennett on November 13, 1985 in Houston, Texas.

BENNETT’S CAREER STATISTICSBENNETT’S CAREER STATISTICS


NFL Totals 6 0 5 4 1 1.0 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pro: Signed to the Buccaneers active roster from the Dallas Cowboys practice squad on November 24, 2009… Signed to the Cowboys practice squad on September 6, 2009 after being released by Dallas in the final roster cuts on September 5, 2009… Originally entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Dallas on April 27, 2009.

2009: Signed by the Buccaneers from the Cowboys practice squad on November 24… Inactive for two contests with Tampa Bay… Inactive at Atlanta (11/29), at Carolina (12/6), against N.Y. Jets (12/13) and at Seattle (12/20) as the third quarterback… Spent weeks 1-11 of the season on the Cowboys practice squad… Signed to the Dallas practice squad on September 6.

College: Started an FBS record 43 consecutive from 2005-08, totaling 10,491 passing yards, while completing 799-of-1,309 passes (61.0%) with 81 touchdowns at Arizona State… 799 completions are the most in school history, while ranking second behind Andrew Walter in passing yards, pass attempts and touchdown passes… His 61.0 career completion percentage is tops in ASU history and he is tied for second with 26 wins as a starting quarterback, behind only Danny White (30)… Ranks in the Top-10 all-time among Pac-10 quarterbacks in career passing yards, touchdown passes and total offense… Completed 213-of-351 passes for 2,493 yards and 16 touchdowns as a senior, finishing fourth in the Pac-10 Conference in passing yards, touchdown passes and pass efficiency… Completed 246-of-398 passes for 3,202 yards and 25 touchdowns as a junior to become the fourth Sun Devil in school history to surpass 2,000 passing yards in three consecutive seasons, joining Jeff Van Raaphorst (1984-86), Jake Plummer (1994-96) and Walter (2002-04)… Completed 184-of-332 passes for 2,523 yards and 23 touchdowns as a sophomore while adding 296 rushing yards… Played in nine games, starting the final five of the season as a redshirt freshman, and completed 156-of-288 passes for 2,273 yards and 17 touchdowns… Was the most accurate freshman passer in Division I-A history, completing an NCAA freshman record 68.4 percent of his passes… Led the nation and established single-season school records in three passing categories as a redshirt freshman:passer efficiency rating (175.01 – a Pac-10 record), interception percentage (.008) and yards-per-passing-attempt (10.0), marking the first time a freshman led the nation in the statistic… Graduated with a degree in interdisciplinary studies.

Personal: Attended Westlake (California) High School where he was the Los Angeles Daily News Offensive Player of the Year… As a senior, threw for 2,705 yards, completing 163-of-262 passes with 36 touchdowns and only six interceptions… Also rushed for 626 yards and seven scores… Led Westlake to a Division IV Championship and a 14-0 season… Played at Newbury Park High School prior to his senior season where he was the Most Valuable Player for the baseball and basketball teams as well… Born Rudy Carpenter on April 15, 1986 in Westlake, California.

Pro: Claimed off waivers from the Oakland Raiders by Tampa Bay on September 1, 2009… Has played in two career games… Released by the Raiders on August 31… Originally signed as an undrafted free agent by the Raiders on April 30, 2009.

2009: Played in two games for Tampa Bay… Appeared in season opener against Dallas (9/13)… Did not play at Buffalo (9/20), against N.Y. Giants (9/27), at Washington (10/4) and at Philadelphia (10/11)… Inactive against Carolina (10/18) and against New England (10/25)... Did not play against Green Bay (11/8), at Miami (11/15), against New Orleans (11/22) and at Atlanta (11/29)... Saw action at Carolina (12/6)... Did not play against N.Y. Jets (12/13) and at Seattle (12/20)... Claimed off waivers by the Buccaneers on September 1… Released by the Raiders on August 31.

College: Three-time first team All-Great West Football Conference selection at UC Davis… Also a three-time Academic All-Conference honoree…Started all 40 games, including the final 34… An Associated Press and Sports Network All-American as a senior… Started all 11 games as a junior at right guard… Started 11 games at right tackle as a sophomore… Named third team preseason All-American by The College Sporting News… Started six games as a freshman before suffering an injury… International Relations major.

Personal: Garnered first team All-Avocado League honors as a senior at Carlsbad (Calif.) High School… Also named as team’s Lineman of the Year and Lifter of the Year… Led team to the San Diego Section D-I championship in 2003… Also lettered in track and field, capturing Avocado League title in shot put… Born Jonathan Compas on January 9, 1986 in Carlsbad, California.

Pro: Signed by the Buccaneers on September 14, 2009 after being released by the Denver Broncos on September 5, 2009… Has appeared in 32 career games with four starts, totaling 66 tackles, 7.5 sacks, two passes defensed, one forced fumble and three fumble recoveries… Also scored a touchdown on a 50-yard fumble recovery against Pittsburgh (10/21/07)… Tied for fifth among NFL rookies with four sacks for the Broncos in 2007… Originally entered the NFL as a second-round draft pick (56th overall) of the Broncos in the 2007 NFL Draft.

2009: Signed by Tampa Bay on September 14 after being released by Denver on September 5… Played in 13 games with three starts (at Miami, vs. New Orleans and vs. N.Y. Jets) for the Buccaneers and totaled 40 tackles, 3.5 sacks, two passes defensed, one fumble recovery and nine QB pressures… Made Tampa Bay debut at Buffalo (9/20) and recorded three tackles and two QB pressures… Notched career-high five tackles and one QB pressure against N.Y. Giants (9/27)... Had three tackles at Washington (10/4)... Saw action at Philadelphia (10/11) and had one tackle... Posted four tackles against Carolina (10/18)... Saw action against New England (10/25) and collected two tackles and one QB pressure... Notched first sack as a Buccaneer against Green Bay (11/8) and added four tackles... Made first start as a Buccaneer at Miami (11/15) and had two tackles, one QB pressure and one pass defensed... Started against New Orleans (11/22) and had four tackles... Had productive day at Atlanta (11/29), totaling four tackles, 1.5 sacks, three QB pressures, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery... Posted three tackles, one sack, one QB pressure and one tackle for loss at Carolina (12/6)... Started against N.Y. Jets (12/13) and totaled four tackles... One tackle at Seattle (12/20).

2008: Played in six games for Denver, totaling four tackles… Inactive for games 8-15.

2007: Appeared in 13 games with one start for the Broncos… Tied for fifth among NFL rookies and ranked second on the team with four sacks on the year… Also posted 22 tackles, two fumble recoveries and one forced fumble… Registered a sack in three consecutive games, becoming the first Bronco to accomplish that feat since 2004… Scored a touchdown on a 50-yard fumble recovery on Sunday Night Football against Pittsburgh (10/21)… Notched the first two sacks of his career at Kansas City (11/11).

College: Four-year starter at the University of Texas and earned first-team All-Big 12 Conference recognition in each of his final two seasons as a Longhorn… Finished his collegiate career with 191 tackles, 19 sacks, two interceptions, 13 pass breakups, eight forced fumbles and two fumble recoveries in 51 games with 47 starts… Earned consensus first-team all-conference accolades and second-team All-America honors (Walter Camp) while being named a finalist for the Ted Hendricks Award (nation’s top defensive end) as a senior… Totaled 10.5 sacks as a senior that marked the most by a Longhorn since 1984… Was a key part of Texas’ BCS national championship as a junior, receiving first-team All-Big 12 honors… Majored in health promotion and fitness.

Personal: Three-year letterwinner and two-year starter who primarily played defensive end at John Tyler High School in Tyler, Texas… Totaled 127 tackles, 22 tackles for losses and 14 sacks during his final two prep seasons… Earned second-team all-state (Class 5A) and all-district honors as a senior after posting 55 tackles, 12 tackles for losses, nine sacks and one forced fumble… Received honorable mention all-district accolades as a junior after registering 72 tackles (26 solo), 10 tackles for losses and five sacks… Earned three letters in baseball as a pitcher and first baseman… Received all-district honors after posting a .400+ batting average and tossing a one-hitter as a pitcher during his senior year… Born Timothy C. Crowder on June 30, 1985, in Tyler, Texas.

CROWDER’S CAREER STATISTICSCROWDER’S CAREER STATISTICS

ST TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES TACKLESYEAR TEAM GP GS TOT SOLO ASST SK YDS NO YDS LG TD PD FF FR YDS T S A2007 Denver 13 1 22 18 4 4.0 39.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 - -2008 Denver 6 0 4 2 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - -2009 Tampa Bay 13 3 40 32 8 3.5 19.5 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

NFL Totals 32 4 66 52 14 7.5 58.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 0 0 - -

Pro: Signed by Tampa Bay on October 13, 2009… Released by the Detroit Lions on September 30, 2009… Acquired off waivers by Detroit on September 6, 2009 after spending two seasons in Baltimore (2007-08)… Appeared in 32 career games… Totaled three career receptions for 86 yards and one touchdown… Has also recorded 41 career punt returns for 330 yards (8.0 avg.) with one touchdown and 80 kickoff returns for 1,851 yards (23.1 avg.) with one touchdown… In 2007, was named to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America’s All-Rookie team when he averaged 24.7 yards per kickoff return (46 for 1,138 yards), including a 94-yard return for a touchdown vs. Indianapolis (12/9/07)… His 1,138 kickoff return yards that season were second-most in Ravens history… Originally selected by Baltimore in the third round (74th overall) of the 2007 NFL Draft.

2009: Signed by Tampa Bay on October 13 and played in three games… Inactive for the Buccaneers vs. Carolina (10/18)... Made Buccaneer debut against New England (10/25)… Inactive for Tampa Bay against Green Bay (11/8), at Miami (11/15), against New Orleans (11/22) and at Atlanta (11/29)... Saw action at Carolina (12/6)... Served as primary returner against N.Y. Jets (12/13) and had five kickoff returns for 105 yards and two punt returns for 21 yards... Did not play at Seattle (12/20)... Released by the Detroit Lions on September 30… Acquired by Detroit off waivers from the Ravens on September 6… Appeared in three games with the Lions, recording one reception for seven yards.

2008: Appeared in 12 games with the Ravens… Posted one reception for 43 yards and a touchdown… Returned 29 kickoffs for 608 yards (21.0 avg.) and had 23 punt returns for 138 yards (6.0 avg.), including a long of 35 yards… Played in all three postseason games with the Ravens, totaling two kickoff returns for 19 yards.

2007: Named to the Pro Football Weekly/Professional Football Writers of America’s All-Rookie team with Baltimore… Played in 14 games and averaged 24.7 yards per kickoff return (46 for 1,138 yards), including a 94-yard return for a touchdown vs. Indianapolis (12/9)... It was the third-longest in Ravens history and the first since 1998… His 1,138 kickoff return yards were the second-most in Ravens history… Returned 16 punts for 171 yards (10.7 avg.), including a career-long 75-yard touchdown return vs. Arizona (9/23)… Became the first Raven to have a kickoff return and punt return for a touchdown in the same season… Also had one reception for 36 yards.

College: Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as a return specialist at Kansas State… Played in 34 games, starting 29 at wide receiver... Finished his career with 73 catches for 1,144 yards to rank 18th in K-State’s career receiving yards... Also posted five rushes for 79 yards... Registered 48 punt returns for 553 yards and 21 kickoff returns for 499 yards and finished ranked seventh in career KOR average (23.8)... Totaled 2,275 career all-purpose yards during his career... Finished fifth in career punt returns (48) and yards (553), sixth in punt return average (11.5 avg.) and sixth in career punt return touchdowns (two)... Scored 11 touchdowns during his career (six receiving, two rushing, two punt returns and one kickoff return)... Earned first-team All-Big 12 honors as a return specialist and honorable mention honors at wide receiver from the league’s coaches as a senior... Also a first-team All-Big 12 selection by the Houston Chronicle and an honorable mention choice by The Associated Press... Earned his bachelor’s degree in social science at Kansas State in 2006.

Personal: Attended Westwood (Fort Pierce, FL) High School, where he was a three-year-starter... Earned All-Conference and All-Area honors as a senior... In September 2007, participated in the United Way Extreme Makeover Challenge, teaming with Baltimore area businesses to make over six classrooms in a local YMCA childcare facility... Teamed with the Baltimore City Police Department to distribute coats to men in need at the Helping Up Mission in Baltimore... Name is pronounced: YA-mahn Figures… Born Yamon Figurs on January 10, 1982 in Fort Pierce, Florida.

FIGURS’ CAREER STATISTICSFIGURS’ CAREER STATISTICS

RECEIVING RUSHINGYEAR TEAM GP GS NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD2007 Baltimore 14 0 1 36 36.0 36 0 1 -1 -1.0 -1 02008 Baltimore 12 0 1 43 43.0 43t 1 0 0 0.0 0 02009 DET/TB 6 0 1 7 7.0 7 0 1 -2 -2.0 -2 0

NFL Totals 32 0 3 86 28.7 43t 1 2 -3 -1.5 -2 0

KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNSYEAR TEAM NO YDS AVG LG TD NO FC YDS AVG LG TD2007 Baltimore 46 1,138 24.7 94t 1 16 9 171 10.7 75t 12008 Baltimore 29 608 21.0 39 0 23 11 138 6.0 35 02009 DET/TB 5 105 21.0 27 0 2 2 21 10.5 12 0

Totals 80 1,851 23.1 94t 1 41 22 330 8.0 75t 1

PLAYOFFS KICKOFF RETURNS PUNT RETURNSYEAR TEAM NO YDS AVG LG TD NO FC YDS AVG LG TD2008 Baltimore 2 19 9.5 18 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Totals 2 19 9.5 18 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Pro: Signed by the Buccaneers from the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad on September 23, 2009… Waived by the Bengals on September 5, 2009 before being signed to the practice squad on September 6… Appeared in 18 career games, totaling four tackles, one interception, two passes defensed, 10 special teams tackles and one blocked punt… Claimed first NFL interception at N.Y. Jets (10/12/08), grabbing a deflected QB Brett Favre pass… Rookie season was cut short because of a knee injury… Originally entered the NFL as a sixth-round draft pick (177th overall) of the Bengals in the 2008 NFL Draft.

2009: Signed by the Buccaneers from the Bengals practice squad on September 23… Waived by the Bengals on September 5 before being signed to the practice squad on September 6… Played in 11 games on the season… Made Buccaneers debut on special teams vs. N.Y. Giants (9/27)... Had one special teams tackle at Washington (10/4)... Inactive at Philadelphia (10/11)... Saw action on special teams against Carolina (10/18) and against New England (10/25)... Played against Green Bay (11/8) on defense and on special teams... Had one pass defensed on defense and one special teams tackle against the Packers... Saw action at Miami (11/15) and had one special teams tackle... Saw action on defense and special teams against New Orleans (11/22)... Had first blocked punt of career at Atlanta (11/29) in the third quarter on Falcons P Michael Koenen... Played at Carolina (12/6)... One special teams tackle against N.Y. Jets (12/13)... Had one tackle and one QB pressure at Seattle (12/20).

2008: Played in seven games with the Bengals as a rookie… Totaled three tackles, one interception, one pass defensed and five special teams tackles… Inactive in season opener… Logged one tackle and two special teams tackles at N.Y. Giants (9/21)… Had two tackles and one special teams stop vs. Cleveland (9/28)… Recorded first career interception at N.Y. Jets (10/12), grabbing a deflected QB Brett Favre pass… Had one special teams tackle vs. Pittsburgh (10/19)… Had one special teams tackle at Houston (10/26), but suffered knee injury and was placed on Injured Reserve on October 27, ending his season.

College: Played five seasons (2003-07) at Appalachian State, including a redshirt ’04 season when an injury limited him to two games… Led Mountaineers to three straight national titles in NCAA Division I-AA/FCS ranks… Became nationally known from ASU’s 2007 win at Michigan, when he blocked a field goal attempt to seal a 34-32 decision… 24 career interceptions established a Southern Conference record, and 52 passes defensed established an FCS mark… Became ASU’s first three-time All-American since LB Dexter Coakley, who went on to play 10 seasons in NFL… Majored in applied physics.

Personal: Played defensive back and running back under his father (head coach Brian Lynch) at Evangelical Christian High School in Fort Myers, Florida and was twice named to Class A all-state teams… Was a National Honor Society member in high school… Married to the former Cissie Graham, granddaughter of evangelist Billy Graham… Born Corey Lynch on May 7, 1985 in Cape Coral, Florida.

LYNCH’S CAREER STATISTICSLYNCH’S CAREER STATISTICS

ST TACKLES INTERCEPTIONS FUMBLES TACKLESYEAR TEAM GP GS TOT SOLO ASST SK YDS NO YDS LG TD PD FF FR YDS T S A2008 Cincinnati 7 0 3 3 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 22009 Tampa Bay 11 0 1 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 3 2

NFL Totals 18 0 4 4 0 0.0 0.0 1 6 6 0 2 0 0 0 10 6 4

ADDITIONAL STATS

Blocked Punt: 1 in 2009

Pro: Claimed by the Buccaneers off waivers from the Miami Dolphins on October 21, 2009… Waived by the Dolphins on October 20… Inactive for all 16 games with the Dolphins in 2008… Originally was a fourth-round draft choice (110th overall) of the Dolphins in 2008.

2009: Claimed by the Buccaneers off waivers from the Miami Dolphins on October 21… Waived by the Dolphins on October 20… Inactive for Weeks 1-5 with the Dolphins… Inactive against New England (10/25), against Green Bay (11/8), at Miami (11/15), against New Orleans (11/22), at Atlanta (11/29), at Carolina (12/6), against N.Y. Jets (12/13) and at Seattle (12/20) with Tampa Bay.

2008: Was inactive for all 16 games and for AFC Wild Card contest vs. Baltimore Ravens (1/4) with the Dolphins.

College: Was a two-year starter at Utah State (2006-07)... Registered 216 knockdown blocks over his senior and junior seasons, allowing only three quarterback sacks on 570 pass plays... Started all 12 games at left guard as a senior in 2007... Played in the East-West Shrine Game... Named honorable mention All-American and second-team All-Western Athletic Conference selection by the league’s coaches... Led WAC offensive linemen with 137 knockdown blocks... Produced 10 touchdown-resulting blocks and allowed just one quarterback sack and no pressures on 272 pass plays... Started all 12 games at left tackle as a junior in 2006... Named as an Academic All-WAC choice... Lettered as an offensive tackle at Dixie State (Utah) Community College in 2005... Spent the 2002-04 seasons on an LDS mission to Brazil... Played in 12 games, starting three contests, at defensive end at Ricks (Utah) Junior College in 2001... Majored in English.

Personal: Attended Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah as a junior and senior... Named second-team all-state and all-region selection as a defensive end his senior year... Spent his first two years at Belmont (MA) High School... Overall, lettered three times on the gridiron, twice leading his team in quarterback sacks... Also competed on the school’s baseball team... Comes from athletic bloodlines as his father, Dale, was a seven-time All-Star first baseman and outfielder for the Atlanta Braves (1976-90) and was the fifth overall pick of the 1974 MLB draft as a catcher… His dad also played for Philadelphia and Colorado before ending his career in 1993… Born Shawn Bryan Murphy on December 17, 1982 in Atlanta, Georgia.

Pro: Signed by the Buccaneers off the New England Patriots practice squad on November 24, 2009… Signed to the New England practice squad on September 7, 2009… Signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2009.

2009: Signed by the Buccaneers off the Patriots practice squad on November 24… Inactive at Atlanta (11/29) and at Carolina (12/6)… Did not play against N.Y. Jets (12/13)... Inactive at Seattle (12/20)... Spent Weeks 1-11 on the New England practice squad after being signed to the squad on September 7… Originally joined the Patriots on May 11.

2008: Did not play.

College: As a senior in 2007, played in all 12 games with 10 starts and had 35 receptions for 452 yards and one touchdown for Nebraska... As a junior in 2006, set a career high with 597 receiving yards on 42 catches and three touchdowns... Also returned a team-high 18 punts for an average of 8.5 yards per return... As a sophomore in 2005, tallied a career-high seven touchdown receptions with a career-best 43 catches and 495 receiving yards... As a freshman in 2004, played in 11 games with six starts and had 16 receptions for 218 yards… Majored in communications.

Personal: Attended Cypress Falls (Houston, TX) High School where he was a first-team all-district selection in his final two years... Hauled in 34 passes for 471 yards and five touchdowns as a senior and was his team’s offensive MVP... Also was a four-year letterman on the track team and ran the 100-meter and relay events... Volunteered on Nebraska’s team hospital visits and Chalk Talk Youth Programs... Born Terrence Nunn on July 25, 1986 in Houston, Texas.

NUNN’S CAREER STATISTICSNUNN’S CAREER STATISTICS

RECEIVING RUSHINGYEAR TEAM GP GS NO YDS AVG LG TD ATT YDS AVG LG TD2009 Tampa Bay 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 10 0 0.0 0 0

NFL Totals 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Pro: Signed by the Buccaneers on December 1, 2009… Appeared in 15 career games with Tampa Bay, Washington, Dallas and Denver… Totaled 75 career punts for 3,199 yards (42.7 avg.) with a long of 70 and 20 punts placed inside the 20-yard line… Released by the Redskins on November 14, 2009… Signed by Washington on November 6, 2009… Re-signed by Dallas on October 24, 2008… Waived by the Broncos on August 30, 2008… Signed by Denver on December 28, 2007… Released by the Cowboys prior to the 2007 season after orginially entering the league as an undrafted free agent with Dallas on May 1, 2007.

2009: Signed by Tampa Bay on December 1… Made Buccaneer debut at Carolina (12/6), totaling two punts for 82 yards (41.0 avg.) with a long of 46 and two punts placed inside the 20-yard line… Totaled eight punts for 357 yards (44.6), including a long of 61 and one inside the 20, against N.Y. Jets (12/13)... Had four punts for 176 yards (44.0 avg.), including two inside the 20, at Seattle (12/20)... Released by Washington on November 14… Appeared in one game with Washington, totaling three punts for 150 yards (50.0 avg.) with a long of 53 at Atlanta (11/8)… Signed by the Redskins on November 6.

2008: Appeared in 10 games with Dallas after signing with the Cowboys on October 24… Totaled 53 punts for 2,213 yards (41.8 avg.) with a long of 70 and 14 punts placed inside the 20-yard line… Released by Denver on August 30.

2007: Signed by Denver on December 28 and appeared in the season’s final game with the Broncos… Punted five times for 221 yards (44.2 avg.) with a long of 51 and one punt placed inside the 20-yard line against Minnesota (12/30).

College: Finished career at Oregon State as one of the top punters in school history… Named to the Pac-10 all-conference first-team as a senior to become the first punter in OSU history to earn the honor… Finished collegiate career with 128 punts for 5,464 yards (42.7 avg.)… Also placed 48 punts inside the 20-yard line and had a career long of 69 yards… Earned honorable mention All-Pac-10 as a junior and the special teams Co-MVP… Spent two seasons (2002-03) at Fullerton College, earning first-team All-America honors… Majored in health promotion and education.

Personal: Parents hail from Romania and is fluent in Romanian… Earned four letters in football and soccer and two in track at Whittier Christoan High School in La Habra, California… Also played running back and defensive back in addition to kicking… Selected as the team’s defensive MVP as a senior and first-team All-Olympic League in 2001 as a kicker… Born Sam Paulescu on April 18, 1984 in Los Angeles, California.

S. PAULESCU’S CAREER STATISTICSS. PAULESCU’S CAREER STATISTICS

PUNTING OppYEAR TEAM GP NO YDS AVG RET YDS NET TB IN 20 LG BLK2007 Denver 1 5 221 44.2 3 21 40.0 0 1 51 02008 Dallas 10 53 2,213 41.8 21 246 35.2 5 14 70 02009 WAS/TB 4 17 765 45.0 8 69 38.6 2 5 61 0

NFL Totals 15 75 3,199 42.7 32 336 36.3 7 20 70 0

Pro: Signed by the Buccaneers from the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad on October 28, 2009… Played in five career games with two starts, all with Tampa Bay in 2009... Waived by the Bengals on September 5, 2009 before being signed to the practice squad on September 6… Originally entered the NFL as a college free agent with the Bengals on April 30, 2009.

2009: Signed by the Buccaneers from the Cincinnati Bengals practice squad on October 28… Played in five games (vs. New Orleans, at Atlanta, at Carolina, vs. N.Y. Jets and at Seattle) with two starts at fullback (vs. New Orleans and at Atlanta)... Inactive for Tampa Bay against Green Bay (11/8) and at Miami (11/15)... Started at fullback against New Orleans (11/22) in first career NFL game... Started at fullback at Atlanta (11/29)... Saw action at Carolina (12/6) and had first career carry... Played against N.Y. Jets (12/13) and at Seattle (12/20)... Waived by the Bengals on September 5 before being signed to the practice squad on September 6… Played in all four preseason games with the Bengals, with one rush for six yards.

College: In Wisconsin program for five seasons (2004-08), including a 2006 redshirt year when he was unable to play due to a leg injury… Played in 37 of Badgers’ 39 games over 2005 and 2007-08, and supported team rushing averages in those three seasons of 168.0, 200.8 and 211.2… With Pressley as lead blocker, RB P.J. Hill rushed for 1,212 yards in 2007 and 1,161 yards in 2008, with per-carry averages of 5.2 and 5.1… As a sophomore in 2005, played in 12 games with three starts and helped Brian Calhoun rush for 1,636 yards with 4.7 average… Helped Badgers finish 10-3 in 2005 and 9-4 in 2007… Averaged 4.1 yards per rush for his career (25-103), with one touchdown… Made his only two career receptions in 2007, including a two-yard touchdown against Ohio State… Majored in life science communication at Wisconsin.

Personal: Attended Woodbury (N.J.) High School, where he was named South Jersey Back of the Year after rushing for 1,630 yards and 22 TDs as a senior… Also lettered in track and wrestling… Was in National Honor Society in high school and went on to win Wisconsin’s Ivan B. Williamson Scholastic Award… In 2008, named Academic All-Big Ten and won the conference’s Sportsmanship Award… Spent three weeks in China in summer of 2007 as part of an educational trip through Wisconsin School of Business… Born Chris Pressley on August 8, 1986 in Woodbury, New Jersey.

PRESSLEY’S CAREER STATISTICSPRESSLEY’S CAREER STATISTICS

RUSHING RECEIVINGYEAR TEAM GP GS ATT YDS AVG LG TD NO YDS AVG LG TD2009 Tampa Bay 5 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NFL Totals 5 2 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pro: Promoted to the Buccaneers active roster from the practice squad on November 11, 2009… Originally signed to the Buccaneers practice squad on September 15, 2009… Appeared in four career contests with Tampa Bay, recording three tackles and three passes defensed… Made NFL debut at Miami (11/15/09)… Released by the Minnesota Vikings on September 1, 2009… Spent the final five weeks of the 2008 season on the Vikings practice squad after being signed on November 25, 2008… Released from the Houston Texans practice squad on October 7, 2008… Signed to the Houston practice squad on August 31, 2008 after being released by the Texans on August 29… Spent the final seven weeks of the 2007 season on the Texans practice squad after signing with the team on November 14, 2007… Released by the Texans on August 26, 2007 after originally entering the league as an undrafted free agent with Houston on May 10, 2007.

2009: Appeared in four contests with Tampa Bay… Made NFL debut at Miami (11/15), recording one tackle… Saw action on defense and special teams against New Orleans (11/22)... Had one tackle and two passes defensed at Atlanta (11/29)... One tackle and one pass defensed at Carolina (12/6)... Inactive against N.Y. Jets (12/13) and at Seattle (12/20) because of injury... Promoted to the Buccaneers active roster from the practice squad on November 11… Originally joined the Buccaneers practice squad on September 15… Released by the Vikings on September 1.

2008: Spent the final five weeks of the season on the Vikings practice squad after being signed on November 25… Released from the Texans practice squad on October 7… Signed to the Houston practice squad on August 31 after being released by the Texans on August 29.

2007: Spent the final seven weeks of the season on the Texans practice squad after signing with the team on November 14… Released by the Texans on August 26 after signing as an undrafted free agent on May 10.

College: Played in 40 games with 19 starts for Rutgers… Played in nine games, starting eight, as a senior… Returned an interception for a touchdown vs. Illinois… Started the final 10 games of the season as a junior and recorded 33 tackles, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery… Played in all 11 games as a sophomore, starting each of the final eight at cornerback… Recorded 38 tackles and three TFLs… Played in 10 of 12 games as one of 10 true freshmen to see playing time in 2003… Was in on 14 tackles on special teams and as a backup cornerback.

Personal: A two-sport standout at Northeast (Ft. Lauderdale, FL) High School… Played in the Nike All-Star game and the Broward County All-Star game… Also played running back and rushed for 386 yards on 97 carries with four touchdowns as a senior… Born Derrick Roberson on March 12, 1985 in Oakland Park, Florida.

ROBERSON’S CAREER STATISTICSROBERSON’S CAREER STATISTICS


NFL Totals 4 0 3 2 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0

Pro: Promoted to the Buccaneers active roster on December 21, 2009... Released and re-signed to the Tampa Bay practice squad on September 30, 2009... Promoted to the Buccaneers 53-man roster on September 26, 2009… Released by the Buccaneers on September 5, 2009 and signed to the practice squad on September 6… Signed with Tampa Bay on August 7, 2009… Waived by the N.Y. Jets on August 5, 2009… Waived by the Cincinnati Bengals on June 20, 2009 and claimed by the Jets on June 25… Spent the 2008 season on the Bengals practice squad… Originally entered the NFL as a seventh-round selection (246th overall) of the Bengals in the 2008 NFL Draft.

2009: Promoted to the Buccaneers active roster on December 21... Released and re-signed to the Tampa Bay practice squad on September 30... Dressed but did not play for Tampa Bay vs. N.Y. Giants (9/27)… Promoted to the Buccaneers active roster from the practice squad on September 26… Released by the Buccaneers on September 5 and signed to the practice squad on September 6… Signed with Tampa Bay on August 7… Waived by the N.Y. Jets on August 5… Waived by the Cincinnati Bengals on June 20 and claimed by the Jets on June 25.

2008: Spent the entire season on the Bengals practice squad… Waived by Cincinnati on August 30 and signed to the practice squad on August 31.

College: Played 34 games with 23 starts over three seasons (2005-07) at Louisville… Posted the sixth-most receiving yards (2,271) in UL history despite playing only three seasons and seeing limited action due to injury in his final year… His 16 touchdown catches rank sixth on Cardinals’ all-time list, and his 130 receptions rank 11th… Caught 35 passes for 501 yards with three touchdowns in 2007… Played 11 games with seven starts as a freshman in 2005, earning Freshman All-American honors from The Sporting News… Majored in communications.

Personal: Consensus all-state football selection as a senior at Fern Creek High School in Louisville… Also earned Nike All-America honorable mention as a senior, when he caught 65 passes for 1,159 with 13 touchdowns and was also a team captain… Last name is pronounced “yew-ROO-tee-uh”… Born Mario Urrutia on January 18, 1986 in Louisville, Kentucky.