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Tim Brown Signs with the Buccaneers
Former longtime Raiders receiver Tim Brown didn't take long to find a new home.
Brown, who was released last week by Oakland after 16 seasons, has reached agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a contract. He will be reunited with coach Jon Gruden, whose Bucs defeated Brown's Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Bucs general manager Bruce Allen, who spoke with Brown over the weekend and planned to contact him Monday, said the free agent was intrigued with the possibility of reuniting with Gruden.
The Bucs are expected to announce Brown's signing at an afternoon news conference.
Unwilling to accept the prospect of reduced playing time, the 38-year-old Brown -- the last former member of the Los Angeles Raiders -- last Wednesday accepted owner Al Davis' decision to part ways.
"Coming into training camp, you always think you've got a little bit left in the tank," Brown said last week.
Brown, the self-proclaimed "Mr. Raider," holds most of the club's receiving records, and his 240 games are the most in franchise history. He has caught at least one pass in 173 consecutive games -- the second-longest streak in NFL history behind Jerry Rice's 273.
"I didn't want to be a distraction," Brown said last week. "I think those guys have great respect for me, and I think you lose some of that if you accept a role where you're not playing. ... When you've played at the level I've played at, it's tough to be on the sidelines waving a towel."
Brown ranks second in NFL history with 14,734 yards receiving and third with 1,070 catches. His 99 touchdown receptions are tied with Don Hutson for fourth, and his 14,734 all-purpose yards are fifth.
Brown had 52 catches for 567 yards and two touchdowns last season, but his streak of 175 starts ended in December.
Source: ESPN
Brown, who was released last week by Oakland after 16 seasons, has reached agreement with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on a contract. He will be reunited with coach Jon Gruden, whose Bucs defeated Brown's Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.
Bucs general manager Bruce Allen, who spoke with Brown over the weekend and planned to contact him Monday, said the free agent was intrigued with the possibility of reuniting with Gruden.
The Bucs are expected to announce Brown's signing at an afternoon news conference.
Unwilling to accept the prospect of reduced playing time, the 38-year-old Brown -- the last former member of the Los Angeles Raiders -- last Wednesday accepted owner Al Davis' decision to part ways.
"Coming into training camp, you always think you've got a little bit left in the tank," Brown said last week.
Brown, the self-proclaimed "Mr. Raider," holds most of the club's receiving records, and his 240 games are the most in franchise history. He has caught at least one pass in 173 consecutive games -- the second-longest streak in NFL history behind Jerry Rice's 273.
"I didn't want to be a distraction," Brown said last week. "I think those guys have great respect for me, and I think you lose some of that if you accept a role where you're not playing. ... When you've played at the level I've played at, it's tough to be on the sidelines waving a towel."
Brown ranks second in NFL history with 14,734 yards receiving and third with 1,070 catches. His 99 touchdown receptions are tied with Don Hutson for fourth, and his 14,734 all-purpose yards are fifth.
Brown had 52 catches for 567 yards and two touchdowns last season, but his streak of 175 starts ended in December.
Source: ESPN
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