Hey, I Recognize That Name!

For those of you who gave up on the Free Agency Tracker because nothing was happening, you'll be happy to know that former Titan Ben Troupe agreed to terms with the Buccaneers yesterday. Troupe fell out of favor in Tennessee when he was injured in 2006 and left the door open for Bo Scaife to start along side his former Texas quarterback Vince Young. But he's still an excellent pass catcher and a surprisingly good blocker. He may not be Tiger Woods, but he's at least [fill in the name of some pretty good golfer who's won a couple things and whose name people would recognize. I really have no idea.]

This gives the Bucs a nice trio of tight ends in Alex Smith (the receiver), John Gilmore (the blocker) and Troupe (the hybrid). The Bucs will likely take another tight end to training camp and Jerramy Stevens is still out there, but it's likely that his baggage and reputation will keep Bruce Allen from signing him and inviting more public scrutiny about the character of the players he signs.

That said, Gilmore was arrested a couple years ago for trespassing at a Chicago bar. And pot possession. And resisting arrest. Ahem.

Still, no one's writing five page stories about Gilmore's bar incident. Hell, I didn't even think resisting arrest was a crime in Chicago. When did they turn into such pussies? Anyway, I don't think it's anything to worry about. But Stevens? Yeah, he's probably going to remain unemployed. The Bucs still have Keith Heinrich and Daniel Fells on the roster if they want to take them to camp, so I'm pretty sure that's what's going to happen.