Kelly to IR
Brian Kelly's standoff with the Bucs reached a culmination Wednesday when the cornerback was placed on injured reserve with a foot injury, ending his season.
Kelly has elected not to play in four of the past five games -- despite the team's urging -- and has said he prefers to undergo surgery to correct the problem for good.
In his place, the Bucs added defensive end Jovan Haye to the active roster. Haye was a sixth-round pick of the Panthers in 2005 and played two games with them last season.
Other moves on Wednesday included the releasing of Chad Lucas from the practice squad. Offensive lineman Scott Jackson, also on the practice squad, was signed to the Texans' active roster.
In their places, the Bucs added cornerback Dion Byrum and guard-center Jonathan Clinkscale to the practice squad.
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THE BUCS WILL MISS KELLY'S BIG PLAYS OPPOSITE RONDE. HOPEFULLY BOLDEN & OTHERS CAN TAKE UP THE SLACK. KELLY WAS OUT JUMPED IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME AS THE BUCS LOST [11-5]TO RAMS. WE NEED TALLER GUYS IN THE SECONDARY. PLUS,THE BUCS HAVE GONE FROM 1ST TO LAST ON DEFENSE BUT I LOOK AT POINTS ALLOWED NOT YARDAGE. WE GAVE 500+ TO THE EAGLES BUT HAD THE WINNING POINTS. GO BUCS !
Posted by: RICHIE RICARDO | October 25, 2006 at 06:56 PM
time to get rid of gruden...i've never seen so many bad calls in a crucial game!!! graddy needs a coach who can either call a better game, or let him do it!!
personally, i KNOW what graddy can do....it's not time to experiment, as gruden is doing!!!!
Posted by: jim delamotte | October 29, 2006 at 03:28 PM