Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheating History
INDEX OF RECORDED BUCCANEERS CHEATS:BUCCANEERS-ONLY: PEDSgate (7x since 1990) • Tankgate (2014) • Ballsgate (2003)LEAGUEWIDE: Tampergate (ongoing) • Headsetgate (ongoing) • Spygate (until 2006) • Scrapsgate (ongoing) All Tampa Bay Buccaneers Cheats:PEDSgate (7x since 1990) TEAM: The Tampa Bay BuccaneersSEVERITY:scale 3.5SUMMARY: Performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are used by players to illegally improve athletic performance above what legal training and preparation can do.Players who illegally improve their performance unfairly penalize players who follow the rules. They not only put those players at risk for physical injury, but they also affect their economic livelihood by impacting their perceived value and their ability to secure appropriately-valued playing contracts.G Carl Bax (1990)FB Rick Razzano (2005)OT Luke Petitgout (2008)CB Aqib Talib (2012)CB Eric Wright (2012)FB Jorvorskie Lane (2014)DE Da'Quan Bowers (2014)VICTIM: The entire leaguePUNISHED? YesPUNISHMENT: Lane was suspended for two games and the other players were suspended for four games each for violating the league's performance-enhancing drug policy.Tankgate (2014) TEAM: The Tampa Bay BuccaneersSEVERITY:scale 2.5SUMMARY: The Tampa Bay Buccaneers took steps to intentionally tank their 2014 week 17 game against the New Orleans Saints in order to secure the top pick in the 2015 NFL draft.As reported by Frank Schwab of Yahoo Sports:In Week 17, Tampa Bay led the New Orleans Saints 20-7 at the half. If the Buccaneers won, the Tennessee Titans would get the top pick of the draft. So the Buccaneers pulled starters.Receiver Mike Evans and linebacker Lavonte David, two of the team's top three players along with defensive tackle Gerald McCoy, were healthy scratches in the second half. McCoy was already on injured reserve with a knee injury. Receiver Vincent Jackson was taken out, and the Buccaneers yanked three starters on the offensive line, according to NFL.com.Quarterback Josh McCown was 12-20 for 106 yards in the first half. He didn't attempt a pass in the third quarter, and went 2-of-3 for 9 yards in the fourth quarter without his best receivers on the field. The Saints had the 25th ranked pass defense in the NFL last season.A pivotal moment came with less than six minutes left and the Buccaneers leading 20-14. McCown threw not to Evans or Jackson, who were benched, but to Tavarres King, who had never caught an NFL pass before Week 17. King had the pass go through his arms and the Saints picked it off, and seven plays later New Orleans' offense scored a touchdown to take the lead.VICTIM: The entire leaguePUNISHED? No but ... it's more probable than not that this was cheatingPUNISHMENT: If you are wondering, this is some serious "integrity of the game" cheating.Ballsgate (2003) TEAM: The Tampa Bay BuccaneersSEVERITY:scale 2.0SUMMARY: Prior to Super Bowl XXXVII, former Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Brad Johnson paid some guys $7,500 to scuff and break in the 100 footballs that were to be used in the Super Bowl.Johnson, who led the Buccaneers to a 48-21 victory over the Oakland Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII, says he broke the rules to make sure the footballs in the game were more comfortable in his hand. According to Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Time, Johnson struggled to grip wet, cold or out-of-the-box footballs and was forced to wear a glove in the preceding NFC Championship game. With the NFL supplying 100 new footballs for the Super Bowl, Johnson said that he made sure the balls would be prepped to his liking.Admitted Johnson, "I paid some guys off to get the balls right. I went and got all 100 footballs, and they took care of all of them."VICTIM: The entire leaguePUNISHED? NoPUNISHMENT: Although Raiders QB Rich Gannon threw five interceptions in the loss, he was allegedly informed by Johnson about the planned ball manipulation. It doesn't matter much, though, because the NFL wouldn't really care about teams manipulating footballs until 12 years later. Nonetheless, what Johnson confessed to was not legal.For every team.................... http://yourteamcheats.com
