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If defense wins championships, then there was no team that could have ever stopped the 2002 Buccaneers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed fullback B.J. Askew on the non-football injury list, ending his season, and signed cornerback Marcus McCauley on Tuesday.

Published: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 11:16 p.m. Last Modified: Sunday, October 18, 2009 at 11:16 p.m. TAMPA Click to enlarge Tampa Bay Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris celebrate after Sammie Stroughter runs a 96 yard kick off return during Buc-vs-Panthers game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa FL.

Cullen Bryant, who spent 11 seasons with the Los Angeles Rams and was a running back on their 1980 Super Bowl team, died Tuesday of unknown causes.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik said Sunday he is responsible for making sure the team gets more out of the second round pick they got for defensive end Gaines Adams than they got out of Adams.

Oh how tough it is when you are an NFL head coach in search of your first career victory.

Share + Oct 19, 2009 5:32 pm US/Central LAKE FOREST, Ill. 1 of 1 Defensive end Gaines Adams #90 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers takes a break from the action during the game against the Buffalo Bills at Ralph Wilson Stadium on September 20, 2009 in Orchard Park, New York.

By John Romano and Gary Shelton , Times Sports Columnists In Print: Sunday, October 18, 2009 This week's electronic conversation between Sports columnists John Romano and Gary Shelton: JR: Gary, why do I have the feeling the Bucs are standing on the edge of a cliff today? GS: I think it's because you're a giddy optimist, and you realize that ...

The plan isn't working yet, but they're sticking to the darn plan. That's the first thing general manager Mark Dominik made clear last week amid the Bucs' worst start in 13 seasons.

Time will tell, but it could prove to be one of the most productive scouting trips of general manager Jerry Angelo's career.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers traded defensive end Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears for a 2010 draft pick, the team announced Friday night.

In many ways, this is judgment day for the winless Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Two days after trading unproductive defensive end Gaines Adams to the Chicago Bears, the Bucs return to Raymond James Stadium, where they are a three-point underdog at home, against the 1-3 Carolina Panthers.

Gaines Adams - The Chicago Bears have traded for the #4 pick in the 2007 NFL draft.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are the final stop in our series of team-by-team mailbags.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Friday night that defensive end Gaines Adams has been traded to the Chicago Bears for a second-round draft pick in 2010.

Maybe Jimmy Wilkerson's career-high three sacks can do what cornerback Aqib Talib's career-high three interceptions a week earlier couldn't -- inspire a collective winning effort for the 0-5 Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris said his drive home from games has not gotten longer despite his team's struggles this season.

By Gary Shelton and John Romano , Times Sports Columnists In Print: Sunday, October 11, 2009 This week's electronic conversation between Sports columnists Gary Shelton and John Romano: GS: Last week, Josh Johnson didn't produce enough points or enough big plays by NFL standards, and it was still the best job by a quarterback we've seen in three ...

Bucs' head coach Raheem Morris would just like to reach out and grab a win. As if the Buccaneers didn't have enough woes they will have to travel to Philadelphia with Donovan McNabb waiting for them with open arms.

Among the many miscalculations by the Bucs entering the season - there were several - was overestimating the talent on their defensive line.

S Tanard Jackson will be activated for Sunday's game against the Eagles. "Tanard is going to play," coach Raheem Morris said.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have resisted the temptation of pushing running back Carnell "Cadillac" Williams too much.

Cadillac Williams struggled to find the right words to describe the frustration the Tampa Bay Buccaneers feel being winless heading into the fifth game of the season.

Thanks Washington. Thanks for trying to help the Tampa Bay Buccaneers get a win Sunday.

They had also allowed a quarterback making his first NFL start to throw for a touchdown on his first pass of the game.

With a road game against the Redskins this weekend, the Bucs defense hopes to build on the good it found in Sunday's loss to the Giants - and find a way to improve on the bad.

Defensive end Gaines Adams, who has started 27 consecutive games for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, is listed as questionable for Sunday's matchup at Washington.

Josh Johnson calls a play at the line of scrimmage against the New York Giants during the game at Raymond James Stadium We forge ahead to week four in the NFL with the Bucs thirsting for their first taste of victory.