JOHN MCCARGO RUMORS & GOSSIP

Stephen F. Holder sits down with defensive tackle John McCargo to talk about loving baseball and golf but hating football.

POOR JOHN MCCARGO: Back in the summer, I was kind of making fun of John McCargo because he was generally considered a first-round bust for Buffalo. But he’s been cut and re-signed so many times that he has become a sympathetic character on this team. The latest one happened yesterday when George Johnson was put on IR and the Bucs turned to McCargo to fill the spot. Maybe he...

Hot News for DE John McCargo

John McCargo will get his third shot with the Bucs. The Bills former No. 1 pick was re-signed by Tampa Bay Monday as the team placed DE George Johnson on injured reserve. Johnson, who was seeing some action at defensive tackle, suffered a knee injury in Sunday's 37-9 loss to the Houston Texans. McCargo spent about a week with the Bucs in training camp. He was re-signed last week...

The Bucs watched helplessly on Sunday as defensive tackles Brian Price and Roy Miller, both winded from their increased workload, struggled to finish the game after Gerald McCoy's season-ending injury in the first quarter. With Frank Okam at home with a calf injury, the Bucs had just two healthy defensive tackles remaining. Help arrived on Tuesday with the signing of former Bills...

Desperate for help at defensive tackle, the Bucs re-signed former Buffalo Bills No. 1 pick John McCargo, one day after putting Gerald McCoy on injured reserve with a torn right biceps. McCargo originally entered the league as a first-round pick (26th overall) of the Buffalo Bills in the 2006 NFL Draft. In his five seasons with the Bills, he played in 39 games with one start, recording...

After 11 games on the inactive list, Bills defensive end John McCargo is expected to finally be in uniform on Sunday against Minnesota. The Bills are a little short-handed on...

Four years ago, John McCargo entered the NFL Draft as a highly recruited defensive tackle from North Carolina State. During his three-year Wolfpack career, McCargo totaled 134 tackles, and 4 sacks. With this impressive statline, the Bills drafted McCargo with the 26th pick (Bills second 1st round pick) of the 2006 NFL Draft. Since being drafted, McCargo has not lived up to expectations...

Bills vice president of college scouting Tom Modrak said he still believes DT John McCargo can be a good player for the team. "He still has the...

The Buffalo Bills placed defensive tackle John McCargo on the injured reserve list Friday, ending his season and probably ending his career with the...