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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have pulled the plug on the Bruce Gradkowski experiment, cutting the 2006 sixth-round quarterback from Toledo.
The move leaves the Buccaneers with only 16 quarterbacks on the roster, give or take a few.
Gradkowski started 11 games as a rookie, after Chris Simms went down with a spleen injury. In 2007, however, Gradkowski made only four appearances. His career passer rating is 65.0.
Because he has less than four years of service, he must pass through waivers before becoming an unrestricted free agent.
More importantly (and more troublingly), the Bucs have re-signed tight end Jerramy Stevens, a turd extraordinaire due primarily to his antics while at the University of Washington. Stevens was a first-round pick of the Seahawks in 2001, and he signed a one-year deal with Tampa in 2007.
In January, PFT Planet was up in arms regarding Stevens’ history of misconduct, and we hope that the Bucs face strong criticism for their decision to continue to employ this man.
May 30th, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Bob Marley says “We gonna chase those crazy Baldheads out of town”
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May 30th, 2008 at 6:56 pm
Get your fresh hot turds now before it’s too late!
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May 30th, 2008 at 7:04 pm
that’s shitastic
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May 30th, 2008 at 7:08 pm
If Jerramy Stevens isn’t the most disgusting human being in the NFL, I don’t know who is.
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May 30th, 2008 at 7:13 pm
Whoa, Bruce should catch on somewhere. I remember that link you posted on him a while back, and wow, I can’t believe he’s back in the league. I hoped his career was over. What a scumbag.
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May 30th, 2008 at 7:19 pm
Well, the Bucs have shown that the PFT Planet was not strong enough to force them to part company with Stevens. I guess their need for a TE that catches TD passes is more important than the heat from the Planet.
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May 30th, 2008 at 7:20 pm
Desperation.
And Gradkowski will be picked up by a QB-needy team within three days. Wisely.
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May 30th, 2008 at 7:58 pm
Stevens is a bag of poo, WAR Tyler Brayton!
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May 30th, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Stevens has been in zero trouble since joining the Bucs. Sometimes it’s just a matter of growing up. I hope he has….
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May 30th, 2008 at 8:06 pm
Gruden, like Lewis obviously does not care about character. Shame on them both.
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May 30th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
when confronted with alegations about point shaving in college, gradkowski said “that doesnt sound good”.
and that, friends, REALLY doesnt sound good.
not quite as bad as raper stevens, however.
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May 30th, 2008 at 8:32 pm
Stevens has gotten alot of chances but since signing in Tampa he has been ‘clean’ and stayed out of trouble. I’m not going to say he will never screw up again. If he does I think the Bucs would cut him in a heartbeat.
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May 30th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
Well put: turd extraordinaire. Jerramy Stevens is the Tiger Woods of turds.
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May 30th, 2008 at 8:46 pm
Of the quaterbacks why release Gradkowski, at least he showed that he can play in the NFL as a backup. I wonder if they are really thinking about keeping Sims instead of tradeing him
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May 30th, 2008 at 9:03 pm
ncoolong, I can think of one player in the league that has KILLED a person. All I know is that any other normal guy would be fightin off Bubba in a Maximum Security Prison.
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May 30th, 2008 at 9:17 pm
Grads had nothing…no zip on his throws, zero, nada zilch. Stevens, got one last chance; don’t blow it big boy (although after reading his resume, wonder if he deserves it…see Pacman.)
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May 30th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
Gruden does’nt put up with turds Keyshawn, Jerry Porter.
Why is he bringing this hot steamy turd back?
Stevens is such turd…It takes a whole roll of TP and a baby wip to get rid of this TURD
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May 30th, 2008 at 10:11 pm
I think it’s a little early for these Bucs fans to be coming out and claiming he’s a new man. He’s gone 14 months without an arrest. The over-under in Vegas for his next arrest is 8 months, and I will take the “under”. I can’t believe they signed him. It’s one thing to look the other way for a guy like Michael Irvin or Pacman Jones — guys who can actually play. But Stevens can’t block and drops an awful lot of passes. I can’t believe they felt the positives outweighed the negative pub on this one.
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May 30th, 2008 at 11:29 pm
but at least we’re getting the weed smokers out of the nfl!
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May 30th, 2008 at 11:45 pm
*yawn*
Stevens played well last year and stayed out of trouble. Keep on crying, whiners.
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May 31st, 2008 at 12:54 am
Man, I’m a longtime PFT reader and somehow managed to miss the original posting of how terrible Stevens is, but suffice to say, I read that whole sickening article this time (as well as the link to how terrible 1/3 of his college team was).
I knew about his most recent DUIs, but somehow (I guess because I’m on the East Coast?) missed the scoop on Stevens (and quite a few of his teammates, apparently) shenanigans at Washington. Stevens f’d up, but Hedges/Neuheisel doing absolutely nothing is just as f’d.
Anyways, it disgusts me that this man is still making millions to play a game that, as Florio put it, is a privilege to play.
He’s an asshat. No questioning it. I’m a believer in second chances, I needed one myself. But people don’t get 5 “second chances”. This guy should be thanking his lucky freaking stars that he’s not a scrub in the CFL or AFL by now.
Now I’m not going to outright condemn the guy for past mistakes, because I certainly did my share of drinking and driving in my college days as well. But I got busted once, went to my TWICE weekly meetings (since my job and classes weren’t important enough for me to only have to go once a week). But I will second Good Newz Kennels - 14 months of good behaviour (or at least not getting caught being naughty) does not make a saint.
There’s a reason the Bucs are (and until he screws up, will probably continue to) sign Stevens one year at a time.
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May 31st, 2008 at 1:19 am
he’s had a troubled past, but you cannot argue that since he has been in Tampa he has turned it around. They’d cut him in a heartbeat if he gets in trouble just like they did with David Boston. I’m not saying he’s changed, but that he’s beginning to prove that he’s at least on the right track.
Besides, It’s hardly just the Bucs who have had some bad character guys… Atlanta still holds the rights to Mike Vick, and it’s not like the Ravens ever cut Ray Lewis when he was indicted for murder…
hell, even still-suspended Adam Jones was traded to the cowboys recently, and Mr. Haynseworth is still a titan after trying to shred Andre Gurodes face with his cleats.
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May 31st, 2008 at 2:04 am
As a longtime (’94-present) Bucs season ticket holder, I am shocked that Jerramy Stevens is going to remain a Buccaneer. The entire Tampa Bay area has expressed their displeasure with Stevens on various radio outlets (620 Wdae, 1470 espn). There is no place for a public menace, such as Stevens, in professional football.
The Bucs need to show some love (straight cash homey) to the players that helped this team reach the playoffs last year (Garcia and Graham) and cut dead weight such as Simms, Stevens, and Gradkowski (thank you for releasing the latter).
Here’s to Stevens hearing it from the crowd at all 16 games next season if he can even make a play…
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May 31st, 2008 at 5:33 am
you can’t polish a turd
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May 31st, 2008 at 7:39 am
If Stevens is such a turd then why hasn’t the NFL just suspended him like Pac Man? If the Bucs had listened to the Florio, zero tolerance types then we wouldn’t have given Pittman a second chance after his domestic violence arrest. He has been trouble free for years, remains married to the same woman and by all appearances is a new man. Owe, and he also helped us win a supper bowl. Steven problems relate to alcohol. Alcoholism is a disease recognized by the AMA most employers have some system in place to give people an oppertunity get well.
Florio equally dissed the decision to draft Talib because of positive marrijauna tests his freshman year. With this line of reasoning all of society should give up on anyone at their first mistake. Lets call zero tolerance what it is, intolerant.
Buc nation supports Stevens and he tries to correct his life. Get over your turd obsesion Florio.
Great job on Rome though.
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