Clayton Remains a Buccaneer

Michael Clayton has signed a five-year deal to remain with the team that drafted him in the first round of the 2004 draft. Finacial terms of the contract were not disclosed.

Having been a free agent for two days, Clayton had received interest from several teams, according to WDAE 620's Steve Duemig, Clayton turned down an offer of more money from Seattle to remain in Tampa.

Clayton burst onto the scene as a rookie when he had his best season, 80 passes for 1,193 yards and seven touchdowns. Injuries have plagued the WR, who is known for his exceptional downfield blocking, and his receiving numbers have suffered because of it.

Returning to Tampa, Clayton will be lined up across from the team's franchise player Antonio Bryant and along side Tampa Bay's newest offensive weapon TE Kellen Winslow. The Bucs also plan to look seriously at a few other free agent wide receivers, including Devery henderson, Nate Washington and T.J. Houshmanzadeh, who will be visiting the Bucs on Sunday.

Tampa's only problem is their uncertainty at the QB position, on Saturday the Bucs attempted to pull off a 3-way trade with the Broncos and Patriots for QB Jay Cutler, with the 19th overall pick and QB Matt Cassel being the other pieces of the trade.

Currently on the Bucs roster at the QB position are Luke McCown, who recently signed a contract extenion, veteran Brian Griese, and last years 5th round choice Josh Johnson.