RONDE BARBER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Buccaneers defense an embarrassment, can they change?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers defense led by Lavonte David, Mason Foster and Ronde Barber were horrific in 2012.
Ranking 29th in the league in sacks and dead last in passing yards allowed, they were an embarrassment, or were they?
The Buccaneers finished number one against the run allowing only 1,320 yards on the ground and only 3.5 yards per carry. Opposing teams averaged only 82...
Ronde Barber: Innovator, Revolutionary, Hall of Famer?
Ronde Barber will no longer run the flag out for Tampa. (Credit)
Last week, in the course of 48 hours, both football worlds of the Glazer family were rocked upside down with the retirements of the people that most embody the teams they own.
Admittedly, to say they were turned upside down would be an exaggeration, with hindsight seeming to suggest both decisions had been lined up...
Ronde Barber on Donovan McNabb’s mom asking him about defeating her son
Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Ronde Barber had a long and illustrious career in the NFL.
The defensive back spoke about a variety of topics as we walks away from the game.
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Barber on McCoy leading: He can “handle it”
Ronde Barber was not a vocal leader outsiders saw him as but players knew the type of leader he was around them. Now with him retired, someone else on the defensive side of the ball has to assume that role. And that player is none other than Gerald McCoy. Barber spoke highly of the 2010 first rounder via the Tampa Tribune. It’s very clearly Gerald McCoy. Not only because he...
Ronde Barber: Steve Smith toughest receiver to cover
After 16 seasons in the NFL, who does Ronde Barber think was the hardest receiver to cover? (Credit: AP Photo)
Last week, Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive back Ronde Barber retired from the NFL. During his sixteen year career in the NFL, one in which he spent every season in Tampa Bay, Barber covered a lot of great wide receivers. Barber had the task of covering players like Jerry...
Buccaneers Let Ronde Barber Walk Away From NFL On Own Terms
Walking away from the NFL on a player’s own terms doesn’t happen often. Due to free agency and the salary cap structure of today’s NFL, it’s nearly impossible for a player to earn the loyalty of an organization and garner the respect of a franchise to allow an employee to make the ultimate decision, instead of giving them an optimum. Ronde Barber officially walked away...
Ronde Barber Retires From The NFL. Does He Belong In The Hall Of Fame
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After 16 season in the NFL, all with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ronde Barber has decided to hang up his cleats and call it a career. When I heard the news the other day, the first question I asked myself, as I usually do when players retire, is Barber a Hall of Famer?
Initially I thought it was close but I leaned towards him not getting in. Mostly...
Bucs will miss Ronde Barber, but it's time to move on
TAMPA, Fla. For about a month, Ronde Barber knew this moment would come, the long list of thank-yous with a cracked voice after a 16-year career in red and pewter that could send him to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The defensive backs goodbye to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Thursday was the official cut from a former era, a time of John Lynch and Derrick Brooks and Warren Sapp...
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Ronde Barber: What His Retirement Really Means
After 16 seasons, Ronde Barber is hanging up his cleats.The man who played in 240 consecutive regular-season games, tied with Washington Redskins linebacker London Fletcher for the longest active streak, told USA Today that the decision was an easy one when he found out he would be playing in a backup role instead of starting for the team he played a crucial part in helping to win...
Veteran defensive back Ronde Barber is retiring
The entire offseason has nearly expired and Ronde Barber’s decision has been made. It appears 17 year NFL veteran has called it a career and will not be returning. Just got off the phone w Ronde Barber who told me he is officially retiring. “I’ve had a better run than I ever could’ve dreamed of having.” — Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) May 8, 2013 Ronde has been mulling...
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