The other Buc connections with the strike games
There were plenty of players around the 27 other replacement teams that had Buccaneer connections in one way or another. And following
some seriously sad research through NFL archives, I have managed to track down the details on them.
Player
Pos
Team
Buc connection
Games played and details
Tony Chickillo
DE
NYJ
5th round pick 1983
Played two games
Mike Crawford
RB
CLE
12th round pick 1986
Played all three games
Craig Curry
S
IND
Played from 1984 to 1986
Played all three games - one interception
Rick DiBernado
LB
STL
Briefly on the 1987 off-season roster
Played all three games
Pat Franklin
RB
CIN
Played briefly during 1986
Played two games
Willie Gillespie
WR
MIN
Played briefly during 1986
Played in one game - two receptions for 28 yards
Leonard Harris
WR
HOU
Played briefly during 1986
Played all three games - 10 receptions for 164 yards
Maurice Harvey
DB
DET
Played the 1984 season
Played in two games
Ken Kaplan
T
NO
6th round pick 1983 and 2-year Buc
Played all three games
Chris Lindstrom
DE
KC
Played the 1985 season
Played all three games
Stan Mataele
LB
GB
5th round pick 1987
Played in two games - switched from DL by the Packers
Derrick McAdoo
RB
STL
Played briefly during 1988
Led the Cardinals in rushing and had a 100-yard game
Michael Morton
RB
SEA
12th round pick 1982
Played two games - 19 carries for 52 yards and a TD
Pete Najarian
LB
MIN
Played in 1988 and 1989
Led the Vikings' replacements in tackles
Rick Neuheisel
QB
SD
Signed to the roster late in 1987
Set a Charger single-game % comp record v the Bucs
Alan Risher
QB
GB
Back-up QB in 1985
Played all three games - 44 of 74 for 564, 3 TDs, 3 INTs
Mark Royals
P
PH/SL
Two stints with the Bucs
Played a game with each team
Joe Shearin
G
DAL
Played 10 games in the 1985 season
Played in one game
Mark Studaway
DE
ATL
Played seven games during 1985
Played two games and recorded 0.5 sack
Craig Swoope
S
IND
4th round pick 1986
Played all three games
Kelly Thomas
T
RAMS
4th round pick 1983
Played all three games
David Verser
WR
CLE
Played 1985 season finale
Played two games, one reverse for nine yards
Brad White
DE
MIN
12th round pick 1981 and 3-year Buc
Played just one of the games in Minnesota
David Williams
WR
RAID
Played the 1986 season
Played all three games - four receptions for 104 yards
Mark Witte
TE
DET
Buc from 1983 to 1985
Played in all three games - one reception for 19 yards
Charles Wright
CB
STL
Played briefly during 1988
Played all three games