UPDATED: Quick Free Agency Rumors That May Have No Basis In Reality

Published: February 29th, 2008
By Bucstats.com weblog

(There's a lot of news coming through, so I'll just update this entry when I learn something new instead of creating a new one. New stuff at the top.)

  • Count DeShaun Foster out. He has agreed to terms with the 49ers.
  • Just saw that John Gilmore is going to sign with the Bucs.
  • Mewelde Moore (RB, Minnesota) and Marquise Douglas (DE, San Francisco) are scheduled to visit today. Moore would be a great pick-up.
  • Despite talk to the contrary, Demarrio Williams will not be coming to Tampa.
  • Jimmy Wilkerson has scheduled a visit to Tampa. Wilkerson is a DE from Kansas City. Not exactly Justin Smith, but we'll see.
  • Aaron Stecker is a possibility for coming back to the Bucs, but the team wants to explore other options first.
  • The Bucs are in talks right now to bring San Diego CB Drayton Florence in for a visit. Dollar for dollar, this would be a better value than Asante Samuel.
  • The Bucs have also been in contact with Jacques Reeves (CB, Dallas) and Niko Koutouvides (LB, Seattle)
  • I have heard mixed reports on D.J. Hackett. The latest is that the Bucs aren't as high on him as everyone once thought.
  • The Bucs are interested in John Gilmore (TE, Chicago) to take Anthony Becht's place as a blocking tight end.

Florence or Reeves would probably compete with Phillip Buchanon to start opposite Ronde Barber.

It looks like Bruce Allen is keeping his normal offseason routine of shopping for the best bargains and being smart with his money. It's entirely possible that Jeff Faine will be the biggest name they sign.

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