Ronde Barber Named NFC Defensive Player of the Week

Ronde Barber is one of the greatest Buccaneers in the history of the Franchise, and should be heavily considered for Hall of Fame entryTAMPA — Who says age matters? Not only did Buccaneers cornerback and cornerstone Ronde Barber have a tremendous game on Sunday in the big time in over the Falcons, he was honored for it today by being named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for week 3.Barber accounted for four of the Bucs tackles on Sunday as well as recovering a fumble and intercepting Matt Ryan while defending five of his other passes. Barber, as was reported earlier today by the Bucs, myself, ESPN and Stephen Holder (in that order mind you), has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award eight times, nine if you include the time he was honored in the postseason in 2002.“This is not the first time … but I’m glad it was with a win,” Barber said. “It was a great effort by the team. I had some standout plays in there, but I’m alw...