Bucs Want Bryant Back and are "Crossing Their Fingers" it will Happen

Antonio Bryant had a breakout season in 2008 as a part of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after spending all of 2007 out of football. He posted a solid 83 catches for 1,248 yards and 7 TD's and Tampa Bay's new head coach Raheem Morris wants to see more of the same in 2009.

“We just want Antonio to be in a Tampa Bay Buccaneer uniform,’’ Morris said. “Anytime you can have that kind of production, be that good of a teammate, do the things he did last year, that’s pretty special. We’re just crossing our fingers right now hoping he’s a Buc. [General Manager] Mark Dominik has been doing a great job to ensure that, so we’ll in the upcoming weeks. Hopefully he’ll be in a Bucs uniform wearing No. 89 running down the field scoring touchdowns.’’

Tampa Bay also has the option to use the Franchise Tag to keep Bryant, but are hoping to avoid this expensive option.