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Bucs’ new pass-rusher Robert Ayers expects to make an impact

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For Robert Ayers, the new hire of the Tampa Bay Bucs, it was a fairly impressive football season. Twelve games. Nine sacks. A nice new contract. To Ayers, however, it was even better than that. โ€œIn my mind, I had 10 sacks,โ€ Ayers said in a conference call with the Tampa Bay media Tuesday. โ€œWe were playing against Minnesota, and I beat the guard and pulled down the quarterback. A teammate of mine, George Selvie, jumped on him and they…

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Bucs add Robert Ayers, Brent Grimes to make defense better

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On Thursday, the Bucs tried to refortify their running game. On Friday, they addressed their defense. The Tampa Bay Bucs, who struggled to stop the pass all of 2015, took two steps to get better in free agency. They signed former Giants’ defensive end Robert Ayers and former Dolphins’ cornerback Brent Grimes. “Robert is a versatile pass rusher who can play a variety of positions along the defensive line and has been successful both from the interior as well as…

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