- Jon Gruden
More than two weeks since the Tampa Bay Buccaneers fired Jon Gruden , his alarm still buzzes at 3:17 a.m. Time to go to work. "You have to keep trying to get better," he said. Gruden's old desk at One Buc Place now is occupied by new Bucs Coach Raheem...
- Jeff Garcia
Jeffrey Jason Garcia (born February 24, 1970) is an American professional quarterback currently employed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Garcia's professional career began in the CFL before becoming one of the top quarterbacks in the NFL with the San Francisco 49ers in the early 2000s. After disappointing seasons in Cleveland and Detroit, Garcia resurrected his career in Philadelphia. Garcia is of Irish and Mexican descent.
- Anthony Kevin Dungy
Anthony Kevin "Tony" Dungy (born October 6, 1955) is a former professional American football player and coach in the National Football League. Dungy was head coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers from 1996 to 2001, and head coach of the Indianapolis Colts from 2002 to 2008. He became the first African American head coach to win the Super Bowl when his Colts defeated the Chicago Bears on February 4, 2007.
- Alex Smith
Alex Smith (born May 22, 1982) in Nassau, Bahamas is an NFL tight end for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was drafted in the 3rd round, pick #71 in the 2005 NFL Draft. He attended Stanford University and is also commonly confused with Alex Smith, the quarterback from the University of Utah who was drafted #1 overall in 2005. His father is former NFL player, Ed Smith who played defensive end for the Denver Broncos in the 1970's.
- Cadillac Williams
Carnell Christopher "Cadillac" Williams (born April 21, 1982 in Gadsden, Alabama) is an American football running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL and a former star running back for the Auburn Tigers.
- Chris Simms
Christopher David Simms (born August 29, 1980, in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is an NFL quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the son of former New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms.
- Thomas Jones
Thomas Quinn Jones (born August 19, 1978 in Big Stone Gap, Virginia) is an American football running back for the New York Jets. He is an alumnus of the University of Virginia, where he set numerous rushing records. The Arizona Cardinals drafted Jones as the seventh pick of the 2000 NFL Draft. After three years in Arizona, Jones spent a year with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers before signing a multi-year contract with the Chicago Bears as a free agent in 2004.
- Derrick Brooks
Derrick Dewan Brooks (born April 18, 1973 in Pensacola, Florida) plays professional football for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League. Brooks, an outside linebacker, starred at Washington High School in Pensacola and later at Florida State University, where he was a four-year letterman and was first-team All-American his senior year. He was selected in the first round of the 1995 NFL Draft by Tampa Bay.
- Earnest Graham
Earnest Graham, Jr. (born January 15, 1980) is a National Football League running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Joey Galloway
Joey Galloway (born November 20, 1971 in Bellaire, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was acquired in a trade with the Dallas Cowboys for receiver Keyshawn Johnson. He was originally selected with the eighth overall pick of the 1995 NFL Draft out of Ohio State University by the Seattle Seahawks.
- Brad Johnson
James Bradley Johnson (born September 13, 1968 in Marietta, Georgia) is an American football quarterback in the NFL for the Dallas Cowboys. He has also played for the Minnesota Vikings, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and Washington Redskins over his career.
- Trent Dilfer
Trent Farris Dilfer (born March 13, 1972 in Santa Cruz, California) is an American football quarterback who currently plays for the San Francisco 49ers of the NFL. He previously played for the Seattle Seahawks, Baltimore Ravens, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was traded from the Cleveland Browns in May 2006 for former 49ers quarterback Ken Dorsey to be Alex Smith's mentor backup.
- Joe Jurevicius
Joseph Michael Jurevicius (born December 23, 1974 in Cleveland, Ohio) is an American football wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns of the NFL. He was originally drafted in the second round of the 1998 NFL Draft by the New York Giants out of Pennsylvania State University. He has also played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Seattle Seahawks.
- Steve Young
Jon Steven Young (born October 11 1961 in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA), is a former quarterback for the National Football League's San Francisco 49ers and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Los Angeles Express of the short-lived United States Football League. He was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XXIX, and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2005, the first left-handed quarterback to be so honored.
- Jake Plummer
Jason "Jake" Steven Plummer (born on December 19, 1974) is a retired American football quarterback who played for ten years, six with the Arizona Cardinals and four with the Denver Broncos. He formally announced his decision to retire following his trade to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2007. To date, however, he has not filed his retirement papers with the National Football League offices, meaning that his retirement is not yet official.
- Michael Pittman
Michael Pittman (born August 14, 1975 in New Orleans, Louisiana) is a running back for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Ronde Barber
Jamael Orondé Barber is an American football player who currently plays cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He is the identical twin brother of former New York Giants running back Tiki Barber. On December 11, 2005, in a game against the Carolina Panthers, he became the first cornerback in the history of the NFL to record at least 20 interceptions and 20 sacks in his career. He became the seventh member of the 20/20 club, joining linebackers Seth Joyner, …
- Phil Simms
Phillip Martin Simms is a former American football quarterback, and currently a television sportscaster for the CBS network. After a standout career at Morehead State University, Simms was drafted in the first round by the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL) with the number seven selection overall in the 1979 NFL Draft. Simms played his entire professional career with the Giants and was named Most Valuable Player (MVP) of Super Bowl XXI, …
- Tim Brown
Timothy Donell Brown (born July 22, 1966) is a retired National Football League player who was predominantly used as a wide receiver and also as a kick and punt returner early in his career. He spent all but one season of his 16-year career on the Oakland Raiders, and played his last season in 2004 with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Jason Campbell
Jason Campbell (born December 31, 1981 in Laurel, Mississippi, USA) is an American football quarterback of the Washington Redskins. A 2000 graduate of Taylorsville High School in Taylorsville, Mississippi, Campbell went on to play college football at Auburn where he led the Tigers to an undefeated season in 2004 and was named the SEC Player of the Year and MVP of the SEC Championship Game. Campbell currently holds the longest touchdown completion in Auburn football history, …
- Vinny Testaverde
Vincent Frank Testaverde (born November 13, 1963 in Brooklyn, New York) He is a American football quarterback for the New England Patriots of the National Football League and has previously played for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Cleveland Browns, Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, and Dallas Cowboys. As a University of Miami quarterback, he won the Heisman Trophy in 1986.
- Mike Alstott
Michael Joseph Alstott (born December 21, 1973, Joliet, Illinois) is an American football player who plays fullback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Jared Allen
Jared Allen (born August 26, 1981) is an American football player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and was an NFL Europe football player for the Amsterdam Admirals in 2006.
- Michael Clayton
Michael Rashard Clayton (born October 13, 1982 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) was drafted with the 15th selection of the 2004 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a wide receiver.
- Bruce Gradkowski
Bruce Gradkowski is an NFL quarterback currently playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Gradkowski is nicknamed the “Polish Rifle” and the “Toledo Bomber,” coined by Bucs announcer Gene Deckerhoff. He is the son of Bruce and Debbie Gradkowski. Gradkowski wears #5. He is a mobile quarterback with the ability to throw on the run, though he can also pass from the pocket.
- Josh McCown
Joshua Treadwell McCown (born July 4, 1979 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football player in the National Football League at the quarterback position for the Oakland Raiders. The Arizona Cardinals selected McCown with the 16th pick of the third round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of Sam Houston State University. He is the older brother of Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Luke McCown and younger brother of former Texas A&M quarterback Randy McCown.
- Jevon Kearse
Jevon Kearse is an American football player who currently plays Defensive End for the Philadelphia Eagles of the NFL. Due to his rare athleticism and threatening style of play, he is known throughout the league as “The Freak”. His cousin, Phillip Buchanon, currently plays cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Norv Turner
Norval Eugene "Norv" Turner (born May 17, 1952 at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina) is the head coach for the National Football League's San Diego Chargers. He also has served as head coach of the Washington Redskins and the Oakland Raiders, and as offensive coordinator for the Dallas Cowboys, San Diego Chargers, Miami Dolphins, and San Francisco 49ers.
- Gaines Adams
Gaines Adams, (born on June 8, 1983), is a defensive end drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He played collegiately for Clemson University.
- Luke McCown
Lucas Patrick McCown (born July 12, 1981 in Jacksonville, Texas) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise of the NFL. He was originally selected with the 10th pick of the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft out of Louisiana Tech by the Cleveland Browns. He is the younger brother of Oakland Raiders quarterback Josh McCown and he has another brother Randy McCown who played at Texas A&M.
- Mike Tomlin
Mike Tomlin (born March 15, 1972 in Hampton, Virginia), is the head coach of the National Football League's Pittsburgh Steelers. Prior to being named the Steelers' head coach, Tomlin served the 2006 season as the Minnesota Vikings' defensive coordinator. Tomlin was a college assistant for six seasons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defensive backs coach from 2001 through 2005.
- Jim Zorn
HOFJames Arthur Zorn (born May 10, 1953 in Whittier, California, USA) was an American football quarterback, best known for starting for the Seattle Seahawks National Football League franchise their first seven seasons, until being replaced by Dave Krieg midway through the 1983 season, the Seahawks' first playoff campaign. The left-handed passing Zorn is closely associated with his favorite target, …
- Simeon Rice
Simeon Rice (born February 24, 1974 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He went to University of Illinois and was drafted in 1996 by Arizona. He attended Mount Carmel High School on Chicago's south side, the same school as current Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb.
- Ike Hilliard
Isaac Jason Hilliard (born April 5, 1976 in Patterson, Louisiana) is an American football wide receiver for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was selected seventh overall in the 1997 NFL Draft by the New York Giants out of the University of Florida. During his college career, Hilliard made the College Football All-America Team in 1996 and finished his career at Florida with 126 receptions for 2,214 yards and 26 touchdowns.
- John Lynch
John Terrence Lynch (born September 25, 1971 in Hinsdale, Illinois) is a standout American football defensive back in the NFL who currently plays for the Denver Broncos. He was drafted out of Stanford University by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the third round (82nd pick overall) of the 1993 NFL Draft. Lynch played his first 11 seasons in the league with the Buccanneers. Lynch signed a free agent contract to join the Broncos prior to the 2004 season.
- Brian Kelly
Brian Kelly (born January 14, 1976 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States) is a National Football League cornerback currently playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Jerramy Stevens
Jerramy Stevens (born November 13, 1979 in Boise, Idaho) is a National Football League tight end playing for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was signed April 29th as a free agent with the Buccaneers. Stevens played college football at the University of Washington. He currently lives in Bellevue, Washington.
- Matt Bryant
Matt Bryant (born May 21, 1975 in Orange, Texas) is a National Football League placekicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Will Allen
Will Allen (born June 17, 1982, in Dayton, Ohio) is an American football player who currently plays safety for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He was selected in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Bruce Allen
Bruce Allen is currently the General Manager of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL. He is the son of former NFL head coach George Allen. He is also the brother of former Virginia Senator George Allen.