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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Brett Favre, one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, went on the trading block Friday, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets reportedly receiving permission to speak to the Green Bay icon about pursuing his wishes to come out of retirement.
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NFL GridIron Gab (Free subscription) | yesterday
By Andy Benoit, www.NFLTouchdown.com Predicted: 3rd 2007 Record: 9-7 (1st NFC South) Head Coach: Jon Gruden (7th year) *rookie **new veteran Roster Quick View Offense QB: Jeff Garcia Thirty-eight and coming off a Pro Bowl alternate season. In the final year of his contract and demanding a new deal. RB: Earnest Graham Compact, low-to-the-ground running style makes him tough to bring down. [...]
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Tampa Bay Online (Free subscription) | 10 hours ago
Maybe Brett Favre may as well already be a member of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, given how he dominated the opening of training camp Friday without either being there or being anything other than a retired Green Bay Packer.
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Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
CELEBRATION — Brett Favre, one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, went on the trading block Friday, with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets reportedly receiving permission to speak to the Green Bay icon about pursuing his wishes to come out of retirement.
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Blast Off! (Free subscription) | 16 hours ago
Things are going to start happening to me now. It's been an exciting day in Blast Off! -land. Not only did my beloved Tampa Bay Buccaneers open training camp today, but my 2008 season tickets arrived in the mail! Eleven years and counting now ... when do I get my stock certificates? ;) Funny, though -- I wonder if my ever-increasing expenditure for the tickets helped to cover the cost of the ostentatious...
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Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
Two more first-rounders have agreed to contracts. Tailback Rashard Mendenhall, the 23rd overall selection, gets a five-year, $12.5 million deal from the Pittsburgh Steelers that includes just more than $7.1 million in guaranteed money. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers, while awaiting the possible arrival of quarterback Brett Favre, finished a five-year, $14 million pact with cornerback Aqib Talib, the 20th...
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SOX & Dawgs (Free subscription) | 17 hours ago
According to sources the New York Jets as well as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are interested in disgruntled semi-retired Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Favre. The source told ESPN’s Chris Mortensen that the Jets have permission to talk to Favre. My guess is that this would be to see if he were amenable to playing in [...]
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The Tampa Bay Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two Tampa Bay Buccaneers players are partnering to sponsor a charity golf tournament.
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MSNBC.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
SportingNews: The Green Bay Packers need to trade Brett Favre before he turns their training camp into a bigger circus than Barnum & Bailey. Trade him to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Trade him to the New York Jets. Trade him anywhere outside the NFC North if he applies for reinstatement.
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Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
Many people around the league expect the Brett Favre situation to be resolved within the next 48 hours. The most likely outcome, some of them continue to believe, is the quarterback being traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Green Bay Packers, to whom Favre remains under contract, report to training camp Sunday and practice Monday morning. The Packers and Favre might have to agree to a trade destination...
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Green Bay Railbird Central (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Bruce Allen is reportedly making inquries about trading for Brett Favre within his own organization. Bucs quarterback Chris Simms told a Florida newspaper, "[Allen] asked if I felt Brett would be able to come back and be good here if he didn't have a lot of reps in training camp. I said I thought he would, but there would have to be some compromise with coach Gruden....
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Mark Maske's NFL Insider (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
People within the league remain convinced that if the Green Bay Packers are going to trade Brett Favre, it probably will be to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Carolina Panthers. Tampa has been regarded as the front-runner within league circles because Buccaneers Coach Jon Gruden is a former Packers assistant and runs a version of the West Coast offense to which Favre could adapt easily. Gruden also is...
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DR U Fantasy Football GURU (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
RB Earnest Graham, Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2007 Stats: 898 rushing yards, 324 receiving yards, 10 total TDs Projected 2008 Stats: 1033 rushing yards, 477 receiving yards, 9 total TDs Projected Fantasy Round: 3rd Round Running backs to be picked ahead of Earnest Graham: LaDainian Tomlinson, Adrian Peterson, Joseph Addai, etc. Fantasy Outlook: Why you should draft Earnest Graham: Graham came out [...]
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hitsgaloremedia | 06/30/2008
Amid speculation about a training camp holdout, Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Earnest Graham signed an extension contract worth an estimated $10 million. His new contract should keep the prolific running back in Tampa Bay until at least 2011. The decision to extend the contract was partially prompted by Graham’s absence at most of the Bucs’ preseason workouts, where he attended only mandatory portions. Graham...