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Tampa Bay Bucs give the boot to wayward placekicker Kyle Brindza

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The Kyle Brindza era for the Tampa Bay Bucs lasted two games. The wayward kicker was released Monday. In the last two weeks, Brindza had missed five field goals and two extra points for Tampa Bay. The Bucs had traded for the rights to Brindza during the preseason, sending tight end Tim Wright to the Detroit Lions for his rights. Brindza showed plenty of leg โ€“ he hit a 58-yarder against Houston โ€“ but his accuracy was sketchy. In all,…

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Bucs trade Tim Wright again, bring in another place-kicker

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The Tampa Bay Bucs continue to look for kicking help. Only days after re-adding kicker Connor Barth to the team roster, the Bucs acquired rookie kicker Kyle Brindza, a former Notre Dame kicker, in a trade for tight end Tim Wright. The Bucs had traded Wright to the New England Patriots in the trade for guard Logan Mankins last year but reclaimed him when the Patriots released him. Brindza finished his career at Notre Dame as the school’s leader in…

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Bucs’ Connor Barth back in competition for kicking position

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For the Bucs, the kicking competition seems a little โ€ฆ familiar, shall we say? Tampa Bay brought kicker Connor Barth back to town this week for a rematch with Patrick Murray.ย Murray won the kicking competition over Barth, who had been the team’s kicker for the previous four years, in last year’s training camp. Barth instead spent five games last season with Denver. โ€œIt’s very rare that one guy stays with a team for their whole career anymore,” Barth said. โ€œIt…

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