Matt McCoy News

A Texas man died while diving near Key West. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office reports that 51-year-old Richard McCoy Jr., from Cypress, Texas, was scuba diving near the Vandenburg wreck Friday.

Published: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 2:42 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 12, 2009 at 3:09 a.m. TAMPA One cannot talk about the history of theTampa Bay Buccaneers defense without mentioning safety John Lynch, who became one of the cornerstones of the defense.

Rod Wilson of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers poses for his 2009 NFL headshot at photo day in Tampa, Florida.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released center Sean Mahan and guard Marcus Johnson.

Colts' Irsay vows to vote against him as he tries for stake in Rams; Goodell says 'divisive' comments won't be tolerated From Sun news services October 14, 2009 Rush Limbaugh 's bid to buy the St.

TAMPA - It didn't take Tony Dungy long to shoot down spreading speculation that he was returning to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in some capacity.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed wide receiver Yamon Figurs and released linebacker Matt McCoy on Tuesday.

Bucs re-sign LB Matt McCoy Eds: APNewsNow. TAMPA, Fla. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have re-signed linebacker Matt McCoy after releasing him last week.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have re-signed linebacker Matt McCoy and released wide receiver Mario Urrutia and re- signed him to the practice squad.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have released linebacker Matt McCoy and have promoted wide receiver Mario Urrutia from the practice squad to the active roster.

RB Derrick Ward said he can't wait to see his former teammates when the Bucs hosts the Giants on Sunday.

Rookie DE Kyle Moore , who was set to make his debut Sunday against the Giants, will miss several weeks with an injured right knee.

Freeman was the 17th overall pick in this year's draft and was elevated to No. 2 on the depth chart behind Byron Leftwich after Luke McCown was traded to Jacksonville last week.

If the Tampa Bay Buccaneers can live with overthrows, settling for field goals or an occasional sack-fumble, Byron Leftwich looked like he won the team's starting quarterback job Thursday night.

Aug 27, 2009 - Geno Hayes will start at weakside linebacker on Thursday night against the Miami Dolphins and, if things go well enough, will probably be in that spot when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers open the regular season against Dallas on September 13.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Raheem Morris was happy for the most part with his defensive effort in the Bucs' 27-20 preseason loss to Tennessee on Saturday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have placed punter Josh Bidwell on injured reserve, ending the season of the former Pro Bowler.

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