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be free to access and is the definitive source of historical information on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for fans worldwide.
With no Buc birthdays
tomorrow, the two former
players celebrating on May
12th get two days being
featured on this page.
And one of them needs no
introduction to real Tampa
Bay fans. James Wilder is
67 today. The finest running
back in franchise history and
holder of multiple career
records from his nine
seasons in Buccaneer
colours. He needs to be in
the Ring of Honor and
anyone who did not name
him to their all-time roster
needs to have their
selections invalidated on the
spot.
DT Chris Hovan (47) played
five seasons from 2005 and
started 79 games and
allegedly almost got to the
quarterback once in that time
too. He arrived as a free
agent from Minnesota and
was a popular member of the
team even if his actual pass
rush skills were non-existent.
Since their first foray into the NFL draft in April 1976, the
Buccaneers have drafted 461 players beginning with the
outstanding selection of Lee Roy Selmon right through to the
final choice in 2025 of Tez Johnson.
They have owned the first overall selection seven times, two
of which they traded away. Here you will also find details of
every player taken in each NFL draft and any trades that
took place involving Tampa Bay selections. Draft steal or
monumental bust, they are all here. Click the draft picks
logo on the left to see everything related to Buc drafts.
Starting this week - position by position, the definitive roster from the 50th season of
Tampa Bay Buccaneers' football. Starters, back-ups and the reasons behind each
selection.
None of the popularity contest from the recent roster selection exercise, none of the
"who was Lee Roy Selmon anyway?" posts from recent fans. This will be the real deal
from someone who was watched every Buccaneer game either live or on film.
