Aqib Talib Heads to IR; Future in Tampa Uncertain

Aqib Talib will be riding the bench the rest of this season, but it raises the question of whether he'll even be able to next year TAMPA — The Buccaneers are doing their best to channel the much hated ‘Yuckaneers’ days with their play as of late. Not all the fans have lost hope, but those retaining their love for the Bucs are either shut in, or fabrications. There have been reports of players giving up in games and although no truth can really be put to that until a quote is, one guy who won’t be playing the rest of the year is third year cornerback Aqib Talib, who was placed on injured reserve for the second straight year by the Bucs, this time with a hamstring injury. Talib has regressed in play this year and although he has showed flashes of real potential, like last season, he just hasn’t been able to repeat what is know viewed as lightning in a bottle. Plus he offers many off the field headaches that the Bucs, who are already an incredibly und...