Roster cuts coming for Tampa Bay Buccaneers: Who’s in, who’s out?

September 4th, 2010

By Stephen F. Holder, Times Staff Writer
Saturday, September 4, 2010

BY STEPHEN F. HOLDER

Times Staff Writer

TAMPA — By early Friday morning, just hours after returning from their preseason finale in Houston, the Bucs got down to the painful task of trimming the roster to 53 players in time for today's NFL deadline.

Coach Raheem Morris, who along with general manager Mark Dominik, offensive coordinator Greg Olson and associate head coach Rich Bisaccia will decide how to reduce the roster from its current 75 players, said many of the decisions would be difficult.

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