By John Murphy, Yahoo! Sports
March 17, 2007
Indianapolis Colts free agent linebacker Cato June has signed a three-year deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers worth over $12 million dollars, according to a league source.
"June loved his meeting with defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin and was sold on their chances of being a playoff contender this season," explained the source. His visit with the Buccaneers was his first, but a number of teams had shown interest in the linebacker, including Minnesota and San Francisco.
However, the Buccaneers play a similar style Cover 2 defense to the Colts, which would allow June to continue being the type of playmaker he has developed into with the reigning Super Bowl champions.
"You have to put a kid like this in the best possible position for him to be successful and that spot was Tampa," said another league source close to the proceedings.
John Murphy is Yahoo! Sports' NFL personnel and college prospect evaluator. Murphy's seventh annual NFL Draft Bible package for the upcoming 2008 NFL Draft coverage is now available. Learn more at www.nfldraftbible.blogspot.com. Updated on Saturday, Mar 17, 2007 7:54 pm, EDT Email to a Friend | View Popular
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