Tampa Bay Buccaneers Coach

Jon, not John, Gruden began his career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2002-2003 football season. During that same season the Buccaneers had their first SuperBowl win. Born August 17, 1963 in Sandusky, Ohio, when Gruden came to the Buccaneers in 2002 he became the NFL's youngest head coach. To some women's disappointment, Gruden is married with three son's. Despite Being compared numerous times to the Chucky doll, from the horror films, Gruden named one the 50 most beautiful peopl by People Magazine

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Galloway returns to practice (Bradenton Herald): Joey Galloway, the "White Tiger" as coach Jon Gruden called him earlier in camp, made an appearance at practice Monday. What Galloway did was, well, practice.
Williams placed on reserve PUP; out 1st 6 games (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune): Jon Gruden is keeping his Cadillac in the garage.
Garcia finishes strong after shaky start (The Gilroy Dispatch): Jon Gruden knows what he has in Jeff Garcia, so the Tampa Bay coach isn't sweating the veteran Pro Bowl quarterback's shaky preseason debut.
Bucs' mistakes point to need for practice (Orlando Sentinel): Before breaking down his team's mistake-marred home loss to Jacksonville, Tampa Bay Coach Jon Gruden used his time at the postgame podium Saturday night to issue some advice to a faction of would-be athletes that may have been watching.
Bucs QB Jeff Garcia rusty in pre-season debut, Jaguars win 23-17 (Canadian Press via Yahoo! News): TAMPA, Fla. - Jon Gruden knows what he has in Jeff Garcia, so the Tampa Bay coach isn't sweating the veteran Pro Bowl quarterback's shaky pre-season debut.
Not Dunn yet: Running back rejuvenated in Tampa again (USA Today): After producing 10,181 rushing yards and another 4,009 yards through the air, running back Warrick Dunn is delighted to be back where he started. He has returned to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, to a franchise that drafted him out of Florida State with 12th overall pick in 1997, and to a city where he put down deep roots long ago. "I never thought it would happen," Dunn says, "but sometimes it's ...
Bucs-Jags Tilt A Sloppy Mixed Bag (The Tampa Tribune): The time was 7:34 p.m. In the deafening bedlam that is Bucs-Jaguars preseason football, Jon Gruden turned to Jeff Garcia, at last, and told him to run the offense.
Cash injured during preseason game vs. Jags (Fox Sports): Tampa Bay linebacker Antoine Cash was carted off the field with a neck injury in a preseason game against Jacksonville but had movement in his extremities. Cash dived and collided with a teammate making a tackle during the fourth quarter. "We don't know the exact severity, but he is moving around," Bucs coach Jon Gruden said after the game, won by the Jaguars 23-17. "The signs are good, but it's ...
Simms still with Bucs for another day (Orlando Sentinel): Chris Simms was the last Tampa Bay Buccaneer off the practice field Tuesday. On his way to the locker room, he stopped to speak with the waiting media contingent and was his normally polite and engaging self, answering every question about his very uncertain future.
Paul Charchian's fantasy football preview (Pioneer Press): This is my third year preaching my "Do the opposite" draft strategy in this sports section. For some, this is a bit of a rehashing. For everyone else, it's time to climb aboard because it works.