Maurice Stovall News

TAMPA - Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver Antonio Bryant is expected to start Sunday against New Orleans after missing the past two games with a knee injury.

Wisdom both conventional and possessed by Ted Ginn apologists says that Sunday's game against the 1-7 Buccaneers should be a relatively easy one for the Dolphins.

Looked like Josh Freeman would do the impossible once again, didn't it? There he was in his second NFL start, braving the crowd at Land Shark Stadium, braving the Miami defense, leading his Buccaneers from a double-digit deficit to what looked like a spectacular second victory for this young team.

The strange, new feeling hung in the air, and in the South Florida afternoon, as if you could reach up and grab it.

When the ball popped out, FS Tanard Jackson swallowed it in midair and scrambled 5 yards to the Bucs 37.

Chad Henne stood on the sideline stewing about the costly interception he had just thrown and rooting for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to score.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive lineman Tim Crowder and wide receiver Maurice Stovall will start today against the Miami Dolphins.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Antonio Bryant will miss a second straight game due to his troublesome knee.

Army 1st Lt. Brian Brennan, chatting with the Bucs' Ronde Barber, lost both legs in Afghanistan but walks on prosthetics now.

Two games after he was knocked out by an illegal hit while fielding a punt, Clifton Smith was the one causing headaches again.

Lt. Brian Brennan has visited NFL teams before. He's met celebrities, andhad his inspirational story told in front of national television audiences.

In the Bucs' retro weekend, the surreal experience in Raymond James Stadium where the Bucs and their fans went back in the time machine, wearing the creamsicle uniforms, playing '70s music and some how, some way rallying from an 11-point fourth-quarter deficit behind rookie QB Josh Freeman to pull off a stunning 38-28 upset of the Green Bay ...

Behold a rookie quarterback, and he wore a creamsicle jersey, and the Buccaneers' first victory followed with him.

Raheem Morris is under pressure with an 0-5 record to take immediate action and shake the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from the team's worst start in 13 years.

All the calls and inquiries are being deflected to Dad for now. Maurice Stovall knows the avalanche of requests from his family and friends in the Philadelphia area for Eagles-Buccaneers tickets are coming, when Tampa Bay comes to Lincoln Financial Field Sunday.

We're at the quarter pole of the 2009 NFL Season and for the fans of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers it couldn't be more of a trying season.

John Carney, K, New Orleans Saints: Kicked 34-yard field goal and converted three extra points in 24-10 win over New York Jets Jeff Faine, C, Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Did not play in 16-13 loss to Washington Anthony Fasano, TE, Miami Dolphins: One catch for seven yards in 38-10 win over Buffalo Mike Gandy, OG, Arizona Cardinals: Bye week Ryan Grant, ...

With Cadillac Williams and Earnest Graham struggling with injuries, Coach Raheem Morris said running back Derrick Ward will make his first start for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Sunday against the Giants.

Williams' injury is not related to his two previous season-ending knee injuries, according to Coach Raheem Morris , who expects Williams to start against the Giants on Sunday.

Posted by ESPN.com's Pat Yasinskas TAMPA, Fla. -- I'm here at Raymond James Stadium for the game between the Giants and Buccaneers.