Ronde Barber

The conversation about if Brian Urlacher would reach the Pro Football Hall of Fame likely shifted to when after the 2010 season. Now it's worth wondering if there is a spot for Urlacher in Canton, Ohio, as a first-ballot inductee come 2018, when he...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis was on the radar of Tampa Bay Bucs general manager Mark Dominik the day the Jets cornerback suffered a torn ACL last September. The somewhat...

NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT Bucs coach Greg Schiano spent the first day of OTAs trying to dial down the rhetoric surrounding starting quarterback Josh Freeman. Over the weekend, Schiano told the National Football Post that...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT After 16 seasons and a franchise-record 241 games played, defensive back Ronde Barber called it a career in football, said he was moving on to television but would not say what...

Ronde Barber has played 16 seasons, pulled in 47 interceptions, won a Super Bowl and made five Pro Bowls. And he did it with just one team, Tampa Bay. And even though the Buccaneers were open to having him return another season, the 38-year-old...

Running off at the typewriter ... Florida Gators coach Will Muschamp couldn't help but laugh the other night when I told him of the comments made by Oklahoma coach Bob Stoops, who earlier this week said the overall strength of Southeastern Conference...

Roanoke native Ronde Barber has decided to retire from the NFL following 16 seasons, all with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The Cave Spring and UVA product will be remembered for his toughness and versatility.  He holds the record for most consecutive...

George Karl led the Denver Nuggets to a team-record 57 wins without a big name on his roster. For that endeavor, Karl earned the NBA's Coach of the Year award on Wednesday. He received 62 first-place votes, followed by Erik Spoelstra of the Miami Heat...

Ronde Barber is retiring from the NFL after 17 seasons and a franchise-record 241 games played, all with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. FOX Sports' Jay Glazer first reported Barber's retirement Wednesday. Barber, a five-time Pro Bowl pick and three-time All-...

NFL Team Report - Arizona Cardinals - INSIDE SLANT The new Cardinals regime of coach Bruce Arians and general manager Steve Keim have different evaluations of talent than the men they replaced. Nowhere is that more apparent than offensive guards. In...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT If the Bucs make a move this season in the NFC South it will be because general manager Mark Dominik wasn't willing to stay put in the draft. What began a week ago with the mega-...

The Sports Xchange NFL Team Report - Tampa Bay Buccaneers - INSIDE SLANT The Bucs addressed critical needs Friday - continuing to patch a leaky secondary and create an alternative and competition for quarterback Josh Freeman. With the 11th pick in...