TAMPA When his once sure hands began to betray him and his confidence started to evaporate last season, Buccaneers wide receiver Mike Williams had virtually no one but then-position coach Eric Yarber to turn to for help.

Brian Price closes his eyes but sleep rarely comes, not more than for an hour a day, not since the hit-and-run automobile accident last week that killed his sister and left two nephews who call him dad without their mother.

“Yeah, she was like my personal cheerleader, like my No. 1 fan,'' Price said Friday of his sister, Bridget James, 33, who died in surgery from injuries sustained in an accident in Los Angeles as he waited to board a plane. "She would be there every day, especially after every game, win, lose or draw, she was like, “Go get them next time.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continued the process of signing their draft picks Friday when they announced the signing of second-round linebacker Lavonte David to a four-year deal.

The Bucs are slowly signing their draft picks from the bottom up.

Linebacker Lavonte David, Tampa Bay's second-round pick, signed a four-year contract, the club announced Friday.

David was the 58th overall choice from Nebraska, where he started all 27 games he played. In just two seasons, he recorded the fourth-most tackles with 285 along with 28 tackles for loss and 11.5 sacks.

David is expected to start at weakside linebacker for the Bucs.

Brian Price's older sister Bridget has been the rock the Buccaneers defensive tackle has leaned on ever since he lost his second brother to a gang-related shooting in Los Angeles eight years ago.

Brian Price's older sister Bridget has been the rock the Buccaneers defensive tackle has leaned on ever since he lost his second brother to a gang-related shooting in Los Angeles eight years ago.

Suspended Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma filed a defamation lawsuit Thursday against NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, claiming the league's top executive made false statements that tarnished Vilma's reputation and hindered his ability to earn a living playing football.

That casual conversation Tampa Bay Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik had with kicker Connor Barth during Tuesday's workout apparently took on a more serious tone.

Bucs defensive tackle Brian Price was at Los Angeles International Airport last week preparing to board a flight to Tampa when he got a phone call informing him that his sister Bridget had been involved an automobile accident.

For Price, who lost a second brother to a gang-related shooting eight years ago, the news was nearly too much to bear.

"He got the call, and it might have been his dad who told him Bridget has been in an accident and I don't think it looks good,''said his agent Charles Price, who is no relation to Brian. "I don't think Brian got to see her alive.''

TAMPA – Brian Price's older sister Bridget has been the rock the Buccaneers defensive tackle has leaned on ever since he lost his second brother to a gang-related shooting in Los Angeles eight years ago.