Rick Stroud

Tampa Bay

Bucs/NFL beat writer for Tampa Bay Times. Co-author of the Players’ Coach with Tom Moore. Host Sports Day Tampa Bay, a podcast on Apple Podcasts (ITunes)

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Articles

How the Bucs may be planning to shake up their secondary

1 week ago | orlandosentinel.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA - Like any good cornerback, Zyon McCollum did his homework. He got a scouting report. He sized up the competition. After the rookie minicamp, he even watched some tape. Coach Todd Bowles has been upfront about wanting to improve the back end of the Bucs' defense. He made McCollum aware that a priority in the draft was to add some ballhawking defensive backs after the team produced just seven interceptions last season.
How the Bucs may be planning to shake up their secondary

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA - Like any good cornerback, Zyon McCollum did his homework. He got a scouting report. He sized up the competition. After the rookie minicamp, he even watched some tape. Coach Todd Bowles has been up front about wanting to improve the back end of the Bucs defense. He made McCollum aware that a priority in the draft was to add some ballhawking defensive backs after the team produced just seven interceptions last season.
How the Bucs may be planning to shake up their secondary

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA — Like any good cornerback, Zyon McCollum did his homework. He got a scouting report. He sized up the competition. After the rookie minicamp, he even watched some tape. Coach Todd Bowles has been up front about wanting to improve the back end of the Bucs defense. He made McCollum aware that a priority in the draft was to add some ballhawking defensive backs after the team produced just seven interceptions last season.
How accepting is Bucs’ Rachaad White of taking a backup role?

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA - Rachaad White, who wears No. 1 for the Bucs, is now their No. 2 running back, having lost the starting job for the final two games of last season to rookie Bucky Irving. On Tuesday, White took second-team reps behind the former Oregon star during voluntary organized team activities. Every NFL team needs multiple running backs, and White had been the primary ballcarrier for most of his three seasons in Tampa.
How accepting is Bucs’ Rachaad White of taking a backup role?

1 week ago | tampabay.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA — Rachaad White, who wears No. 1 for the Bucs, is now their No. 2 running back, having lost the starting job for the final two games of last season to rookie Bucky Irving. On Tuesday, White took second-team reps behind the former Oregon star during voluntary organized team activities. Every NFL team needs multiple running backs, and White had been the primary ballcarrier for most of his three seasons in Tampa.
Bucs’ National Coaching Academy impacts more lives in Year 2

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA — Shortly after Tony Dungy arrived in Pittsburgh to begin his NFL coaching career as an assistant at age 25, he asked Steelers coach Chuck Noll a simple question:“What am I supposed to do?” Dungy recalled. Noll didn’t hesitate. “He said, ‘As long as you’re here, you have only one responsibility and that’s to help your players,’ ” Dungy said. “As soon as he said that, the light went on. I sat there and said, ‘I admired this guy for so long. He’s been my favorite coach.
Emotional Simeon Rice says his career was a tribute to his parents

2 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA — Tears streamed down his face and his voice broke, surprising Simeon Rice. He had just finished watching his 2-year-old son, James, view a highlight tape of his six seasons with the Bucs. Play after play, the All-Pro defensive end beat blocks to take the quarterback to the ground, stripping the football in the process.
Emotional Simeon Rice says his career was a tribute to his parents

2 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rick Stroud

1 / 3TAMPA — Tears streamed down his face and his voice broke, surprising Simeon Rice. He had just finished watching his 2-year-old son, James, view a highlight tape of his six seasons with the Bucs. Play after play, the All-Pro defensive end beat blocks to take the quarterback to the ground, stripping the football in the process.
Simeon Rice to become newest member of Bucs Ring of Honor

3 weeks ago | tampabay.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA — Simeon Rice danced between plays, grooving to the steady beat of the stadium music. His singsong way of talking was as smooth and sudden as his burst off the edge during a pass rush. At 6-foot-5, 260 pounds with long arms, Rice had a knack for not only sacking the quarterback but swatting the football from his hands.
Simeon Rice to become newest member of Bucs Ring of Honor

3 weeks ago | sports.yahoo.com | Rick Stroud

TAMPA — Simeon Rice danced between plays, grooving to the steady beat of the stadium music. His singsong way of talking was as smooth and sudden as his burst off the edge during a pass rush. At 6-foot-5, 260 pounds with long arms, Rice had a knack for not only sacking the quarterback but swatting the football from his hands.