TAMPA, Fla. -- Free-agent offensive tackle Kenyatta Walker re-signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on ...
Walker re-signs with Buccaneers
Free-agent guard Toniu Fonoti signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday. The former second-round pick has appeared in 34 games, with 33 starts, in four NFL seasons with San Diego and Minnesota. He started two games with the Chargers in 2005 before being traded to the Vikings on Oct. 18. Fonoti, who made one start for the Vikings, was the 39th player taken in the 2002 draft.
Fonoti signs with Buccaneers (AP)
TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday re-signed starting right tackle Kenyatta Walker.
Bucs re-sign T Kenyatta Walker (SportsTicker)
Mike Alstott is returning for an 11th season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The six-time Pro Bowl fullback, who also considered the prospect of retiring, agreed Saturday to a one-year contract with the only pro team he's played for. He's the Bucs' career touchdowns leaders with 68, and his 4,917 yards rushing rank second in club history.
Bucs re-sign Alstott, Hovan (AP)
Free-agent offensive tackle Kenyatta Walker re-signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday.
The five-year veteran - all with the Bucs - has appeared in 72 games with 70 starts. In 2005, he was part of an offensive line that started all 16 games together for the first time in club history.
"Kenyatta started every game last year and helped us make the playoffs," coach Jon Gruden said.
Walker re-signs with Buccaneers
--Only one player of the eight drafted by the Bucs in 2002 remain - safety Jermaine Phillips. Of course, Tampa Bay didn't have a first- or second-round pick that season, having sent them to the Raiders for coach Jon Gruden. The Bucs' third-rounder, receiver Marquis Walker, and the fourth-rounder, running back Travis Stephens, are out of the NFL.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Notes, Quotes
The Buccaneers' off-season strategy has come into full focus: Hope the offense continues to grow and the defense doesn't age another season. Not that Tampa Bay hasn't made some savvy deals in free agency. While Redskins owner Daniel Snyder spends like there is no salary cap, the fiscally responsible Bucs have concentrated on preventing their own players from leaving via free agency.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Inside Slant
TEAM NEEDS 1. Offensive line. The Bucs had all five offensive linemen start all 17 games last season, and the continuity played some factor in their success. But left tackle Anthony Davis is a liability in pass protection. Right tackle Kenyatta Walker is an unrestricted free agent and looking to cut ties with Tampa Bay. The Bucs re-signed guard Sean Mahan to a one-year contract and center John Wade returns.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Strategy and Personnel
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers (sometimes abbreviated as the Bucs) are a professional American football team based in Tampa, Florida. They currently belong to the Southern Division of the National Football Conference (NFC) in the National Football League (NFL). The team, along with the Seattle Seahawks, joined the NFL as 1976 expansion teams. The club is currently owned by Malcolm Glazer and coached by head coach Jon Gruden.
Historically known as a chronic loser, the Bucs lost their first 26 games in franchise history. After a brief winning era in the late 1970s and early 1980s, the team suffered through 14 straight losing seasons. However, they have been a contender for most of the last decade, and won Super Bowl XXXVII at the end of the 2002 season.