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July 31, 2006

Barber close to signing new deal

LAKE BUENA VISTA -- Ronde Barber will finish his career in Tampa Bay.

The Bucs' All-Pro cornerback is believed to be close to reaching an agreement on a five-year, $24-million extension. He was scheduled to become a free agent after the season but had expressed his desire to remain with the Bucs.

The new contract is expected to include $12-million in guarantees over the next two years.

"As before, we are close,'' Barber said in a text message Monday night. "But I have no contract in writing as of now. Hopefully, I will real soon.''

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Posted by Rick Stroud at 10:28:21 PM on July 31, 2006
in Defense , Ronde Barber , Training camp | Permalink

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you can always tell Rick's posts because he puts the reporting from city in all caps like it's a damn press release.

It's a blog, much less formal, take it easy man :)

Posted by: Stephen | August 02, 2006 at 09:30 PM

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