With the way the 2009 season went for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team was hoping to make the headlines this off-season for the right reasons. However, the teams image took a major blow Sunday morning, when veteran safety Jermaine Phillips was arrested according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office website. Phillips is being charged …
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With news breaking this week that weakside linebacker safety Jermaine Phillips will be switched back to his natural position in the secondary and second year outside linebacker Geno Hayes will now assume the starting duties at weakside linebacker both players spoke briefly to Stephen Holder, of the St. Pete Times. “It’s a big opportunity for …
With the suspension of starting FS Tanard Jackson for the Buccaneers first four regular season games looming on the horizon. The team has been working out converted safety turned linebacker Jermaine Phillips back at his natural position of safety the past few weeks. With the move of Phillips the domino’s are falling, second year linebacker …
Tampa Bay Buccaneers third year safety Sabby Piscitelli fully expects the new scheme to give the entire secondary more chances to get there hands on more footballs this fall. “It’s not dramatically different … but I think this scheme definitely allows myself and Tanard (Jackson) to be more aggressive,” the 2007 second-round pick said. “I …
Jermaine Phillips who was drafted as a safety, is making the transition to linebacker. He has never shied away from contact and doesn’t worry about the preconceived notion that some think he is brittle after missing time over the last few seasons with broken forearms. It won’t be known for sure whether he can withstand …


