What a glorious time. The Buccaneers won their first (and only) Lombardi Trophy 16 years ago today. The date was Jan. 26
Womens Demar Dotson Jersey , 2003 when Tampa Bay intercepted Oakland’s Rich Gannonfive times en route to a 48-21 victory. The Bucs beat the 49ers (31-6
in Tampa) and Eagles (27-10 in Philadelphia) on their way to San Diego, while
the Raiders took down the Jets (30-10 in Oakland) and Titans (41-24 in Oakland)
to get there. The stage was set for an all-pirate Super Bowl that pit Tampa Bay
head coach Jon Gruden against his former team. The Bucs had traded for Gruden
prior to the season, and on that day in January, the move paid off. Gruden had
Tampa Bay prepared for Oakland’s high-powered offense. Eventual MVP Dexter
Jackson had two interceptions, as did Dwight Smith (who returned both of his for
touchdowns). Derrick Brooks had a pick six of his own in the fourth quarter to
ice the game completely. Overall, Oakland put up just 269 yards against the
vaunted Tampa Bay defense.The Buccaneer offense clicked as well, with Brad
Johnson completing 18 of his 34 passes for 215 yards and two touchdowns. Keenan
McCardell caught both touchdowns from Johnson, Michael Pittman ran the ball 29
times for 124 yards and Mike Alstott found the end zone. It was a magical day
for the franchise, one that is still remembered and talked about to this day. Of
course, it might get brought up even more frequently because of how poor the
team has been in recent years. But nonetheless
Warren Sapp Jersey , everyone surely remembers where they were when Gruden and owner Malcolm Glazer embraced and celebrated Tampa Bay’s first-ever
championship. Never mind the fact that a person born on that day in 2003 could
get their driver’s license today. Today is still a good day to celebrate the
highest point in franchise history. Kick back and watch the team’s “America’s
Game” documentary, some highlights from the game or the full game itself. If you
have nothing to do until it’s time for the NHL All Star Game or NXT TakeOver
tonight, maybe you’ll want to watch all three. Cheers, Bucs fans. Here’s to
another magical run in the near future, eh? The Buccaneers retained one player
from last year’s defense on Friday while also adding someone else to the
unit.The new addition is linebacker Shaq Barrett. According to multiple reports
that have been confirmed by PFT, the Bucs have signed Barrett to a one-year deal
for $5 million.Barrett visited the Bengals this week, but wound up opting for a
spot on Todd Bowles’ defense in Tampa. Barrett served as a rotational pass
rusher for most of the last four years with the Broncos and has 14 career
sacks.The Bucs have Jason Pierre-Paul, Noah Spence and Carl Nassib back as edge
players from last season. They could add another player to that mix with the
fifth overall pick of the draft.In addition to the Barrett move, the Bucs
announced that they have re-signed defensive lineman Rakeem Nunez-Roches. He
signed with the Bucs in October and appeared in three games with them in the
regular season.
