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Dallas Clark - TE - Buccaneers

The Tampa Tribune believes the Bucs' plan is to "de-emphasize the tight end a little bit in the passing game" this season.

The Bucs have improved their wide receiver corps and plan to operate a more run-oriented offense under Greg Schiano. Kellen Winslow's 114 targets were fourth-most among tight ends last season. Dallas Clark won't come close to that number while splitting snaps with Luke Stocker.
Related: Luke Stocker
Source: Tampa Tribune
May 25 - 12:17 PM
Doug Martin - RB - Buccaneers

The Tampa Tribune's Roy Cummings expects rookie Doug Martin to start over LeGarrette Blount this season.

The Tampa Bay Times and ESPN NFC South blogger Pat Yasinskas also expect the job to go to Martin, who has a major versatility and ball-control edge on Blount. Cummings believes Blount's primary role will be to "finish games and punish tired defenses." Rotoworld is on board with Martin's ADP as the No. 20 running back and a mid-fourth round pick.
Related: LeGarrette Blount
Source: Tampa Tribune
May 25 - 12:10 PM
Josh Freeman - QB - Buccaneers

According to ESPN Stats & Information, Josh Freeman threw 10 of last season's 22 interceptions in Kellen Winslow's direction.

Pro Football Focus charged Freeman with only nine INTs targeted for Winslow, but it's a high number regardless. The two combined to average just 6.5 yards per pass attempt. The Bucs believe moving on from Winslow could actually help Freeman reach his potential, and there are stats to support that notion.
Source: ESPN.com
May 23 - 1:34 PM
Josh Freeman - QB - Buccaneers

Based on 2010-2011 tape study, NFL Films' Greg Cosell believes Josh Freeman's slump as a second-year starter was due largely to a failure to make improvements from his first season.

Cosell believes Freeman's 2010 campaign was "not quite as strong as the perception," despite a 25:6 TD-to-INT ratio and 10 wins. Cosell saw major technique flaws, erratic accuracy, and an inability to consistently read defenses in both seasons. "Make no mistake, the erratic accuracy is a serious matter," Cosell wrote. "... He’s more sporadic playmaker than precise passer." Cosell does allow for major strides from Freeman if he polishes his game. "There's no question he has the tools to take that next step."
Source: NFL.com
May 22 - 4:23 PM
Dallas Clark - TE - Buccaneers

Dallas Clark's contract with the Buccaneers is for one year and includes $1 million guaranteed.

His salary is $2.7 million, and there are no frills. He didn't get a signing bonus and can earn no incentives. The salary will become guaranteed once Clark officially becomes a member of Tampa's Week 1 roster, and he'll be a Buc barring an abomination of a training camp. Clark figures to be Josh Freeman's primary slot receiver on passing downs, with Luke Stocker staying on the line.
Source: ESPN.com
May 22 - 3:27 PM
Arrelious Benn - WR - Buccaneers

Bucs WR Arrelious Benn is running with the third-team offense at OTAs.

Vincent Jackson and Mike Williams are the starters, as expected. Preston Parker and Sammie Stroughter are running with the second team. Benn isn't going to have a major role in the Bucs offense this season. Dynasty owners faced with a roster crunch should think about cutting ties with the 2010 second-rounder.
Related: Preston Parker, Sammie Stroughter
Source: Pewter Report
May 22 - 1:57 PM
Greg Ellingson - WR - Buccaneers

Bucs signed WR Greg Ellingson.

Undrafted WR Tyler Shoemaker was waived/left squad in a corresponding move. Signed by the Jaguars as an undrafted free agent out of Florida International last year, Ellingson was waived near the end of camp. He's a camp body for the Bucs.
May 22 - 10:13 AM
Preston Parker - WR - Buccaneers

Bucs signed WR Preston Parker to a one-year, $1 million extension, including $50,000 guaranteed.

Parker signed a one-year, $540,000 deal in April, but is now signed through 2013. A $50,000 signing bonus is the only guaranteed part of his contract, and in a savvy move, the Bucs essentially bought out his 2013 restricted free agent year at less than the RFA tender would have been. Parker is coming off a 40/554/3 campaign, but should be in for a reduced role following Tampa's signing of Vincent Jackson. He'll likely focus on returns this season.
Source: NFL.com
May 22 - 8:55 AM
Luke Stocker - TE - Buccaneers

Bucs GM Mark Dominik described second-year TE Luke Stocker as an "every-down tight end" in his Monday announcement of the Kellen Winslow trade.

The announcement also confirmed the acquisition of Dallas Clark, who figures to play second fiddle to the more well-rounded Stocker. Stocker will be the Bucs' in-line tight end, often staying in to block. Clark will enter the game on obvious passing downs. We don't expect either player to be a major fantasy factor.
Source: buccaneers.com
May 22 - 12:54 AM
Dallas Clark - TE - Buccaneers

Bucs signed TE Dallas Clark, formerly of the Colts.

Clark has a big name, but he's a late-career player who was a shell of his former self last season. Consistently exposed as a blocker and dropping eight passes among just over 60 targets, Clark was one of the weakest tight ends in football. Not all can be blamed on Curtis Painter and Dan Orlovsky, as Clark was a contributor in the Colts' woes. In Tampa, he doesn't figure to crack the fantasy radar. Clark will be a bit player, seeing the field only on passing downs in Greg Schiano's run-first attack.
Related: Colts
Source: scout.com
May 21 - 5:53 PM
Dallas Clark - TE - Buccaneers

ESPN's Adam Schefter seconds an NFL Network report that a deal between the Bucs and free agent Dallas Clark is imminent.

Schefter reports that the deal should happen "in the next 24 hours." The Giants' one-year, $2.5 million deal with Martellus Bennett should be roughly the ceiling for Clark's Bucs contract. Bennett's deal is heavy on incentives.
Related: Buccaneers
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
May 21 - 5:39 PM
Dallas Clark - TE - Buccaneers

NFL Network's Jeff Darlington reports that free agent Dallas Clark could sign with the Buccaneers "as soon as today."

Darlington confirms Clark visited Tampa headquarters last week, as initially reported by ESPN's Adam Schefter. The deal should be worth something close to the veteran's minimum for one year. Kellen Winslow figures to be released in a corresponding move, though the Bucs may keep him on the trade block for a short period before making that official. Clark, who has spent his entire career with the Colts, is entering his tenth season in the league.
Related: Buccaneers
Source: Jeff Darlington on Twitter
May 21 - 4:29 PM
Dallas Clark - TE - Buccaneers

ESPN's Adam Schefter reports the Bucs recently worked out free agent TE Dallas Clark, and are "expected to try to make a move on him this week."

The news comes on the same day Kellen Winslow says he's been informed he's out in Tampa. Clark would be a much better culture fit than Winslow under new coach Greg Schiano, but appeared to have much less left in the tank last season. Nevertheless, he should be penciled in as the starter if signed. Clark has also visited the Patriots and Chiefs.
Related: Buccaneers
Source: Adam Schefter on Twitter
May 21 - 10:14 AM
Brian Price - DL - Buccaneers

Bucs DT Brian Price was hospitalized this week for "exhaustion and grief" in the wake of his sister's death.

It's why Price was absent from Bucs OTAs. His sister was killed in a car accident last week. "It was just a situation where like the stress of the whole situation made him sick," Price's agent said. Price is planning to adopt his late sister's seven- and nine-year old sons. A 2010 second-round pick, Price started 14 games in 2011, notching 24 tackles and three sacks.
Source: ESPN.com
May 19 - 10:34 AM
Dallas Clark - TE - Buccaneers

ESPN Boston believes the Patriots were just doing their "due diligence" when they worked out free agent TE Dallas Clark this week.

It's no secret the Pats are perhaps the league's most set team at tight end, while Clark was available when New England inked TE Daniel Fells to a three-year deal in March. Clark is just an added contact to the Pats' emergency list if injury strikes somewhere down the line.
Related: Patriots
Source: ESPN Boston
May 19 - 10:21 AM

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