Selecting the tackles for the all-time roster was one of the easier positions with the two starters really picking themselves as were the two back-ups even if many recent Buccaneer fans would not be aware of the impact of one of them on the early years of the franchise. STARTER - PAUL GRUBER One of the finest players in team history who was inducted into the Bucs' Ring of Honor in 2012. He was the fourth overall pick of the 1988 draft and started every game he appeared in for the Bucs, not even missing a single snap in his first five seasons. Never rewarded for his efforts by a Pro Bowl berth due to the Bucs' lack of success in those early years, he was always highly regarded by his team-mates and peers alike. When finally he looked set for a chance for real post- season glory, he broke his leg in Chicago and was a spectator on the sideline when the Bucs lost to the Rams in the 1999 NFC Championship Game. STARTER - TRISTAN WIRFS Five superb seasons with the Buccaneers who has started every game he has been healthy for. Three Pro Bowls, an All-Pro and NFL recognition at both right and left tackle. To think he was the fourth of the four tackles selected in the first 12 picks of the 2020 NFL draft, he has proven his worth to the franchise as the anchor of the offensive line. BACK-UP - DONALD PENN Started over 100 consecutive games at left tackle before being released in March 2014. Named to the Pro Bowl in 2010 and also scored twice on tackle-eliglble plays, once in San Francisco that year and the other against the Dolphins in a 2013 Monday Night Football game. Had originally been signed from the Minnesota Vikings' practice squad in October 2006. One of the most popular players in the locker room and with fans alike. BACK-UP - DAVE REAVIS Came to the Bucs in the allocation draft before the 1976 season and went on to start at left tackle for most of the next eight seasons. Had played his first two seasons on defense in Pittsburgh and won Super Bowl rings with the Steelers on both occasions. Was one of the last six original Bucs left on the roster after the franchise's first eight seasons. Coach John McKay always said that Reavis’ name was the first one he ever put into the line-up for all those seasons. HONORABLE MENTIONS Donovan Smith, Demar Dotson and Rob Taylor all have the longevity with the franchise and Ron Heller was outstanding in his four seasons. But none of them really come close to the quartet named ahead of them.