Bucs sign 8 undrafted rookie free agents

by TheUltimateBucFan on May 1, 2009 1:56 PM EDT Comment 3 comments

Thanks to Peewter Report for for dish and more info on the picks. My favorite is CB Willingham even of he is from Tennessee....Here's the link:

http://pewterreport.com/articles/view/5428

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed eight undrafted free agents to their roster on Friday in time for the start of the team's three-day rookie mini-camp at One Buc Place.

The Bucs signed Iowa center Rob Bruggeman, Georgia safety C.J. Byrd, Temple tackle Andre Douglas, Ole Miss guard Maurice Miller, Pittsburgh defensive tackle Rashaad Duncan, Florida International cornerback Marshall McDuffie, Richmond running back Josh Vaughan and Tennessee cornerback DeAngelo Willingham.

All eight players will participate in Tampa Bay's rookie-mini-camp, which begins Friday and ends Sunday.

Although some considered it a pressing need heading into the 2009 NFL Draft, the Bucs waited until the seventh round to address the cornerback position. They drafted Western Michigan CB E.J. Biggers.

But the Bucs used undrafted free agency to land two cornerbacks they were high on heading into the draft in McDuffie and Willingham.

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Interesting group.

Willingham is a serious threat to make the final roster if he can display some of the stuff he had on the field for Tenn. He was never spectacular, but he was definitely solid.

McDuffie I don’t really know much about, except that he’s listed pretty interchangeably as either a safety or corner. Everyone knows how much TB’s front office loves versatility.

I think out of all of them, though, Rashaad Duncan has the best shot of making it through training camp, on account of him playing a position that’s still in need of depth. It’s his job to lose.

I like that they’re bringing people in and giving them a legitimate chance, unlike some years past where the roster was so stocked with random FA pickups and hangers-on that they had to cut people to sign undrafted rookies to the 80 man roster.

by OfficerRodFarva on May 1, 2009 2:08 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Taurus Johnson??No?

Evan Almighty does not call his home runs because he thinks that's so 20th century.He simply uses technology and tells the GPS where to take the ball.

by AverageAlmighty on May 2, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs