<TABLE cellSpacing=1 cellPadding=2 width="100%" border=0><TBODY><TR class=bg2 id=play vAlign=center align=right height=17><TD class=bg3 align=left>3-6-SEA41</TD><TD class=bg3 align=left>(11:36) (Shotgun) J.Freeman pass deep middle intended for S.Stroughter INTERCEPTED by D.Grant at SEA 25. D.Grant to SEA 25 for no gain (S.Stroughter).</TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have decided to bench quarterback Josh Freeman for rookie Mike Glennon, coach Greg Schiano announced Wednesday.
The Bucs are making the change now because they feel it is beneficial for Glennon with the bye week coming after Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, team sources told ESPN. He can start this week, then have two weeks for the coaches to review his performance and make corrections before the Bucs play the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 13.
They would be doing themselves and the quarterback a favor, Schiano, according to the sources, felt this was a more favorable scenario than having Glennon anticipating his first NFL start for two weeks.
"This league is about finding a franchise quarterback, and with Josh's roller-coaster career, we don't feel he's that guy," a team source said.
There are five weeks before the trade deadline, and if a team loses a starting quarterback and has interest in Freeman, the Bucs are willing to trade him. For now, he's their backup quarterback.
Coach Greg Schiano's patience with Josh Freeman wore thin after the QB completed less than 50 percent of his passes in the Bucs' 0-3 start.
Tampa Bay selected the 6-foot-6, 225-pound Glennon in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2013 draft. He was the third quarterback taken in the draft and will become the third rookie to start a game at the position this season, joining the Buffalo Bills' EJ Manuel and the New York Jets' Geno Smith, the two quarterbacks picked before him. Manuel and Smith have started since Week 1.
Freeman, a team captain the previous three seasons, was not elected as one this year. Schiano denied reports that he rigged the voting to keep Freeman from being selected and then later revealed that the quarterback had overslept and missed the team's annual photo session.
Freeman, drafted by the Bucs in the first round of the 2009 draft, is in the final season of his rookie contract. The team has said it is in no hurry to extend the deal.
Last season, Freeman threw for 4,065 yards and 27 touchdowns. (He is the franchise's leader in career TD passes with 78.) He has two touchdown passes and three interceptions this season.
Freeman (17th overall) was the third of three quarterbacks selected in the first round in 2009, following top overall pick Matthew Stafford by the Detroit Lions and Mark Sanchez (No. 5) by the Jets. With Freeman's benching, only Stafford remains a starter at the position.
ESPN.com Buccaneers reporter Pat Yasinskas contributed to this report.
http://m.espn.go.com/nfl/story?storyId=9720203&src=desktop
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have decided to bench quarterback Josh Freeman for rookie Mike Glennon, coach Greg Schiano announced Wednesday.
The Bucs are making the change now because they feel it is beneficial for Glennon with the bye week coming after Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals, team sources told ESPN. He can start this week, then have two weeks for the coaches to review his performance and make corrections before the Bucs play the Philadelphia Eagles on Oct. 13.
They would be doing themselves and the quarterback a favor, Schiano, according to the sources, felt this was a more favorable scenario than having Glennon anticipating his first NFL start for two weeks.
"This league is about finding a franchise quarterback, and with Josh's roller-coaster career, we don't feel he's that guy," a team source said.
There are five weeks before the trade deadline, and if a team loses a starting quarterback and has interest in Freeman, the Bucs are willing to trade him. For now, he's their backup quarterback.
Coach Greg Schiano's patience with Josh Freeman wore thin after the QB completed less than 50 percent of his passes in the Bucs' 0-3 start.
Tampa Bay selected the 6-foot-6, 225-pound Glennon in the third round (73rd overall) of the 2013 draft. He was the third quarterback taken in the draft and will become the third rookie to start a game at the position this season, joining the Buffalo Bills' EJ Manuel and the New York Jets' Geno Smith, the two quarterbacks picked before him. Manuel and Smith have started since Week 1.
Freeman, a team captain the previous three seasons, was not elected as one this year. Schiano denied reports that he rigged the voting to keep Freeman from being selected and then later revealed that the quarterback had overslept and missed the team's annual photo session.
Freeman, drafted by the Bucs in the first round of the 2009 draft, is in the final season of his rookie contract. The team has said it is in no hurry to extend the deal.
Last season, Freeman threw for 4,065 yards and 27 touchdowns. (He is the franchise's leader in career TD passes with 78.) He has two touchdown passes and three interceptions this season.
Freeman (17th overall) was the third of three quarterbacks selected in the first round in 2009, following top overall pick Matthew Stafford by the Detroit Lions and Mark Sanchez (No. 5) by the Jets. With Freeman's benching, only Stafford remains a starter at the position.
ESPN.com Buccaneers reporter Pat Yasinskas contributed to this report.
