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When Raheem Morris speaks, the words tumble out, as though he's been given a time limit on how long he can talk and he's trying to fit in as many words as possible in the allotted moments.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers finished the preseason with a record of 1-3 following Friday night's loss to the Houston Texans.

Chris Hovan is a self-proclaimed "old guy" on a defense that is becoming increasingly younger.

The Buccaneers have faith. Faith in a defensive line that has not produced even an average amount of sacks in recent years.

Kevin Carter, the 14-year veteran defensive lineman who worked out with the Patriots early last week, has narrowed his future down to two options: playing for New England or retiring.

You know who's really running this Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise? Al Davis. Think about it: In 2002, the owner of the NFL's west coast band of nautical villains basically shipped rising young head coach Jon Gruden to Malcolm Glazer , in exchange for a bounty of draft picks and cash.

Allen Park -- The Browns sent defensive lineman Shaun Smith packing over the weekend.

You know who's really running this Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise? Al Davis. Think about it: In 2002, the owner of the NFL's west coast band of nautical villains basically shipped rising young head coach Jon Gruden to Malcolm Glazer , in exchange for a bounty of draft picks and cash.

Not when he believes the two could complement one another. And just in case fourth-year back Maroney did feel some apprehension, Taylor was clear in their first conversation.

The New England Patriots will likely work out DE Kevin Carter on Tuesday. The two sides have been speaking since before the draft.

Published: Thursday, July 30, 2009 at 12:01 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, July 31, 2009 at 5:17 a.m. The start of training camp is like the beginning of spring after a long, brutal winter.

It's no secret that the Detroit Lions are looking for help on their defensive line.

Jul 20, 2009 - As July began, we introduced a short pre-training camp series on Buccaneers.com called "Hot Spots," in which we will look at a handful of positions on the depth chart that will find new starting names in 2009.

While a lot of focus has been on the Detroit Lions eventually acquiring defensive end Kevin Carter , there's another veteran player who I think could help the defense.

In our NFC South chats and mailbags the last few months, we've talked a lot about guys who could be "breakout" players this season.

There are too many variables to predict where the Detroit Lions will end up this year, but one thing MLive Lions Insider Tom "Killer" Kowalski can say with some certainty is that the team could use a player like former Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Kevin Carter.

Bucs defensive lineman Jimmy Wilkerson's wait is over. Wilkerson played the past six seasons primarily on special teams.

We know where to find the Cradle of Coaches. That would be at the University of Miami in Ohio.

When the Bucs moved longtime starting SS Jermaine Phillips to linebacker during the offseason, the move spoke volumes about the team's confidence in his replacement, Sabby Piscitelli.