NFL coaches visit troops in Iraq in first USO trip (AP)
The soldiers expressed their gratitude over and over to the NFL coaches who made the trip to Iraq. “They kept thanking us,” said the Tennessee Titans' Jeff Fisher. “We kept thanking them.” Fisher, the New York Giants' Tom Coughlin, the Baltimore Ravens' John Harbaugh, former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher and former Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Jon Gruden are…

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Where will Wildcat offense go from here?
Last September the Dolphins started a hot trend with the Wildcat offense. Alex Marvez says it’s here to stay, especially in Miami.

Summer two-a-days: AFC South, NFC North
Can Peyton uphold Indy’s playoff streak? Will Cutler win in Chicago? Peter Schrager continues our summer two-a-days by division.

Vick files revised bankruptcy plan
Suspended NFL star Michael Vick has submitted a revised bankruptcy plan that funnels more of his future earnings to creditors, though a judge did not immediately rule on the proposal. Vick filed the new Chapter 11 plan Thursday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newport News. A judge rejected Vick’s original plan in April. The revised plan also ensures creditors will get some money even if Vick can’t resume his NFL career.

Jets‘ Pace suspended 4 games for PED violation
The NFL has suspended Jets linebacker Calvin Pace for four games without pay for violating the league’s policy on performance-enhancing substances. Pace will miss New York’s first four games of the season and will be eligible to return for the Jets‘ Monday night game at Miami on Oct. 12. In a statement issued by the team Thursday, Pace said the suspension is a result of taking an over-the-counter dietary supplement that he was unaware violated the NFL’s policy.

Judge refuses to release Stallworth crash video
A Miami judge is refusing to release surveillance video of a fatal drunk-driving crash involving Cleveland Browns wide receiver Donte’ Stallworth. Circuit Judge Dennis Murphy ruled Thursday that making the video public would violate the privacy of victim Mario Reyes’ family. News organizations wanted the judge to order the video’s release by prosecutors. The family and prosecutors wanted the video sealed despite Florida’s strong public records laws.

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Bucs Ask the Experts: Get help at WR?
For the first time, Bucsblitz.com is presenting “Ask the Experts,” an occasional feature in which Scout.com experts present their opinions on questions that impact the Buccaneers. Today, Bucs and Scout.com NFL experts debate whether the Buccaneers should take a chance on Plaxico Burress, Brandon Marshall or a free agent WR, or stand pat entering training camp? Great news and opinions are inside.

Summer two-a-days: AFC South, NFC North
Can Peyton uphold Indy’s playoff streak? Will Cutler win in Chicago? Peter Schrager continues our summer two-a-days by division.

Positional Power Rankings: RB packages
The best ballcarriers usually come in pairs. Adrian Hasenmayer ranks the NFL’s top RB packages, headlined by a pair of Panthers.

NFL’s top 10 smurfs
Height isn’t everything in the NFL. Jets RB Leon Washington is just one of Adrian Hasenmayer’s top 10 smurfs in a league full of giants.

VIDEO: Schein rants on Brandon Marshall
With a rap sheet, injury issues and his stock at an all-time low, Brandon Marshall’s trade demand is a fantasy, Adam Schein says.

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Positional Power Rankings: RB packages
The best ballcarriers usually come in pairs. Adrian Hasenmayer ranks the NFL’s top RB packages, headlined by two Panthers.

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Top 10 remaining free agents
It’s almost July and the NFL unemployment line is full of future Hall faces. Scout.com busts out its list of the best unsigned free agents.

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Bills owner in no hurry to add games in Toronto
Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is in no hurry to have his team play more than one regular-season game in Toronto. Wilson told The Associated Press on Sunday he’d prefer waiting “two or three years” to determine whether the northern experiment is a success before he’d consider reworking the contract reached last year with Toronto-based Rogers Communications. Under the agreement which runs through 2012, the Bills will play one regular-season and three preseason games in Toronto.

VIDEO: Marvez on Steelers’ O-line
The Steelers are champs but far from perfect. Alex Marvez details their plans to fix a running game that fell off big time last year.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2009 Draft Report Card

Draft Report Card Written By: Eric Mattingly TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Draft Grade C Fantasy Impact Grade C- There isn’t … 1 33 reads Sports TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS Draft Grade C Fantasy Impact Grade C- There isn’t too much to say about the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2009 draft selections.

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Rosenhaus claims five teams still interested in Burress (Yahoo! Sports)
Five NFL teams are still interested in acquiring the services of wide receiver Plaxico Burress according to his…

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Goodell starts reviewing Burress shooting incident
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has started his review of the Plaxico Burress shooting incident under the league’s personal conduct policy. The league confirmed Friday that Goodell was examining the incident in which Burress shot himself in the thigh in late November in a New York City nightclub. The commissioner could suspend him if he finds that the receiver violated the NFL policy on personal conduct.

VIDEO: Should PEDs affect Canton votes?
With Rodney Harrison’s recent retirement, should a past positive drug test void his HOF status? Adam Schein urges an open mind.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tight End Kellen Winslow To Serve As Honorary…

DAYTONA BEACH , Fla. - ” Tampa Bay Buccaneers tight end Kellen Winslow has been named Honorary Race Official for the 51st annual Coke Zero 400 Powered Coca-Cola NASCAR Sprint Cup Series on Saturday, July 4, President Robin Braig announced.

Buccaneers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

•? Josh Freeman is the Bucs’ quarterback of the future. But is the future now?

That’s the question the Bucs were wrestling with at the end of minicamp.

Freeman, the 17th overall pick from Kansas State, entered the draft as a true junior.

The Bucs’ initial plan was to bring Freeman along slowly. But first-year head coach Raheem Morris and first-year Mark Dominik might have about a two-year window to turn the team into winners again after ridding the team of many veterans, including linebackers Derrick Brooks and Cato June and running back Warrick Dunn.

The sooner Freeman gets on the field and proves he can be a franchise quarterback, the better the odds Morris and Dominik will plant roots in their current positions.

Bucs officials will…

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CB E.J. Biggers: Signs with Bucs
Hot News for CB E.J. Biggers

Packers lock in star WR Jennings with $27M deal
The Green Bay Packers have accomplished perhaps their most important goal of the offseason: signing wide receiver Greg Jennings to a contract extension. The Packers announced Wednesday that they had struck a new deal with Jennings, a second-round draft pick in 2006 who has blossomed into one of the league’s most dangerous receivers. Terms were not disclosed, but the new deal was expected to put Jennings among the NFL’s highest-paid receivers.

NFL’s top 10 clutch players
Forget what stat-heads say. Numbers just can’t fully define someone. Adrian Hasenmayer ranks the best players under pressure.

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