Aqib Talib News

Whether buttoning up had anything to do with the Bucs tightening up is debatable.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib's trial on a charge of misdemeanor battery was continued after a brief hearing today in Pinellas County.

When: Noon Sunday. Where: Raymond James Stadium. TV: Fox. Radio: AM-620. Tickets: Sold out.

Bucs CB Aqib Talib has been a newsmaker for many reasons other than his performance on the field, most recently for an exchange of words with coach Raheem Morris after missing curfew following the loss to the Patriots in London on Oct.

Defensive coordinator Jim Bates said putting pressure on Packers QB Aaron Rodgers on Sunday will be "as important as anything we do." Bates believes the line is coming off one of its better pass-rush performances.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib's absence from the early part of practice Wednesday was injury related.

A report came out by WDAE that during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers trip to London to play the New England Patriots, some players, including cornerback Aqib Talib, missed curfew after the game.

This franchise in turmoil known as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers has a poster child. He is Aqib Talib.

It took a trip across the Atlantic for Tom Brady and the Patriots to get their first road victory of the season.

The idea was out there that this would be a chance for Tom Brady's iconic status to be evaluated on a larger stage.

Four time zones. More than 4,400 miles. A continuing theme. That was the plight of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday as they traveled all the way to London, England for the opportunity to play a "home" game and take another step towards becoming the Detroit Lions of 2009, going an entire 16-game season without recording a single win.

By Michael Rushton, Contributing NFL Editor -- - When the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were selected last December to represent the NFL in London this year, they were fighting for a playoff spot.

When the Bucs emerge from the locker room today and stroll onto the Wembley Stadium turf, it will be their first time on a football field since Thursday afternoon.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas An assistant state attorney told the St. Petersburg Times that Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib will be charged with simple battery and resisting arrest in connection with an August incident in which he allegedly hit a cab driver.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting cornerback Aqib Talib was charged this afternoon for striking a cab driver two months ago, the Pinellas County State Attorney's Office said.

The state attorney plans to file formal charges of misdemeanor battery this afternoonagainst Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib for allegedly striking a cab driver while a passenger in late August.

Here, on a lumpy practice field in front of a crowd of two children and a city maintenance crew, one of the most accurate placekickers in the NFL works on reviving his career.

The Bucs let their displeasure with Panthers CB Dante Wesley be known after he viciously hit RB Clifton Smith in Sunday's 28-21 loss to Carolina.

St. Petersburg Times staff writer Tom Jones looks at the coverage of Sunday's Bucs-Panthers broadcast on Fox.

The strategy isn't working yet. But the first thing general manager Mark Dominik wants to make clear, even amid the Bucs' worst start in 13 seasons, is that they're sticking with the plan.