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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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The Tampa Bay Buccanners signed former first-round defensive end John McCargo to a contract on Saturday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The 26th overall pick of the Buffalo Bills in the 2006 draft, McCargo has struggled to contribute during his five NFL seasons. McCargo, 28, has collected 47 tackles and 2.5 sacks in 33 career games with the Bills.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed free agent defensive tackle John McCargo, Roy Cummings of The Tampa Tribune reports. A 2006 first-round pick out of North Carolina State by the Buffalo Bills, the 6-foot-2, 307-pound McCargo has 47 tackles and 2.5 quarterback sacks in 40 games over the last five seasons. McCargo finished the 2006 and 2008 seasons on injured reserve and had seven...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced that linebacker Jacob Cutrera and defensive tackle John McCargo have been placed on injured reserve. McCargo injured his triceps and Cutrera sustained a head injury during Sunday's 41-14 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Cutrera had been on the Jaguars practice squad when he signed with the Buccaneers and had three special teams tackles in eight...

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Albert Haynesworth didn't stay unemployed for long, as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have become the latest team to give the mercurial tackle a chance at redemption. 

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John McCargo is back with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Less than a week after he was signed and then let go to make room for Albert Haynesworth, McCargo signed on with the Bucs for the third time this year, this time as a replacement for the injured George Johnson. Johnson was placed on injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury near the end of het first half of the Bucs 37-9 loss...

The Bucs, after their latest loss at defensive tackle, have agreed to terms with free agent John McCargo, a former first-round pick of the Bills who is attempting to revive his undistinguished career. With defensive tackle E.J. Wilson waived Saturday and expected to be placed on injured reserve after an ankle injury against the Patriots Thursday, the Bucs are down three tackles:...

New acquisition John McCargo participated in this morning's Bucs practice at One Buc Place, and he's hoping it was the start of something new. Signing McCargo, a free agent inked Saturday to augment the depth on the defensive line, became necessary because the defensive tackle position has been beset by injuries in the past couple of weeks. With reserve defensive tackle E...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are expected to sign veteran defensive tackle John McCargo, Roy Cummings of The Tampa Tribune reports. A 2006 first-round pick out of North Carolina State by the Buffalo Bills, the 6-foot-2, 307-pound McCargo has 47 tackles and 2.5 quarterback sacks in 40 games over the last five games. McCargo finished the 2006 and 2008 seasons on injured reserve. McCargo...

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms with former Buffalo Bills first-round draft pick John McCargo on Saturday.

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A couple of previously unreported injuries have caused a minor shakeup of the Bucs' roster. On Sunday, it appears defensive tackle John McCargo suffered a triceps injury that resulted in his being placed on injured reserve today. Also, linebacker Jacob Cutrera, a special-teams contributor, also was placed on injured reserve with an unspecified head injury. The Bucs immediately...

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday signed defensive tackle John McCargo, a former North Carolina standout and first-round draft pick of the Buffalo Bills, McCargo's agent said.

The Bucs announced yesterday that they signed DE Daniel Te’o-Nesheim away from Philadelphia’s practice squad and waived Frank Okam. A Buccaneer assistant had to run and tell John McCargo, who was already starting to clean out his locker. Te’o-Nesheim (pronounced tuh-OH-NESS-ime) entered the league with the Philadelphia Eagles as a third-round pick (86th overall...