faba Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 By ROY CUMMINGS | The Tampa Tribune Published: February 25, 2009 Updated: 43 min. ago Related Li . TAMPA - In a sweeping move designed to give their younger players a chance to play, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Wednesday released five veterans including linebacker Derrick Brooks. Also let go were linebacker Cato June, wide receivers Joey Galloway and Ike Hilliard, and running back Warrick Dunn. "We did this with the idea of giving our younger players a chance to play,'' Bucs general manager Mark Dominik said. Dominik will meet the media later today at One Buc Place to discuss the moves in detail. An 11-time Pro Bowler, Brooks, 35, was the unquestioned leader of the Bucs defense, which consistently set the standard for excellence in the NFL over the past 12 years. He struggled near the end of last season but that was after a hamstring strain slowed him and limited his ability to play at the level he had become accustomed to. June, who will turn 30 later this year, came to the Bucs as a free agent before the start of the 2007 season and has manned their strongside linebackers spot ever since. Galloway, 37, is the only receiver in Bucs history to have three consecutive 1,000-yard seasons but he spent most of last year watching from the sideline as Antonio Bryant emerged as the team's top receiver. Hilliard, 32, has been one of the Bucs most consistent pass catchers over the last four seasons. Dunn, 34, returned to the Bucs last season after a six-year stay in Atlanta but he struggled when he was forced to fill the role of the starter after Earnest Graham went down. It is not yet known who stands to benefit from the releases or whether the Bucs will pursue replacements through free agency, which starts tomorrow at midnight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJ667 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 not really interested in any of them, galloway might be worth 1 year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 SIGN ALL OF THESE BEASTS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 What are they going to do with Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Sign Ike the Dike. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I dont get team cutting the best players in the history of their franchise. Freddy T, Derrick Brooks. Just weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheFuture Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 I dont get team cutting the best players in the history of their franchise. Freddy T, Derrick Brooks. Just weird. they suck now. thats like saying the jets shouldve kept chad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cant Hackett Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Frank, didn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowmoe57 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Are John Hall and Bart Oates still active Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nj meadowlands Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 Brooks is one of my favs of alltime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason423 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 The door might be open for some of those guys to come back. They are clearing out mega cap room to give Albert Haynesworth a crazy offer on Friday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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