The Bucs believe they selected a player who has a chance to develop into an effective pass rusher.
The lead eventually grew to 14 points as the Bucs could not match Liberty's success from the field.
He gained his opportunity while under the tutelage of Mike Tomlin, then defensive backs coach with the Bucs.
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The Bucs have shown interest in Jets star cornerback Darrelle Revis, whose contract is up after the upcoming season.
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For the Bucs, adding Revis improves a secondary that already includes cornerback Eric Wright and safeties Goldson and Mark Barron.
Trade talk involving Revis had been swirling for months, and all along the Bucs were thought to be the most serious suitor.
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Both their leading scorers in Nimley and Harper are sophomores so Radebaugh believes the Bucs aren't done contending for Big South crowns.
Asked Thursday night if the NFL was showing a sense of humor or irony by having the Jets start with the Bucs, Ryan avoided the topic.
The trade was completed Sunday about two hours after Revis arrived in Tampa by private jet to take a physical for the Bucs, who wanted to check out his surgically repaired knee.
For the Bucs, adding Revis would improve a secondary that already includes cornerback Eric Wright and safeties Mark Barron and recently signed Dashon Goldson but finished last in pass defense last season.
The Bucs also could not sell out their other home game, against the Carolina Panthers, in time to avoid a blackout and are the only team to suffer a blackout this season.
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Weeks of speculation about the star cornerback's future ended Sunday when the New York Jets traded the three-time All-Pro to the Bucs in exchange for the 13th overall pick in this week's NFL draft and another selection next year.
The Bucs are ecstatic about the opportunity to plug the seventh-year pro into a leaky secondary that general manager Mark Dominik and coach Greg Schiano began shoring up with the signing of free agent safety Dashon Goldson, an All-Pro in San Francisco last season.
Lower attendance is of course bad for the Bucs, but it also hurts the league because the visiting teams get a third of ticket revenue and television advertisers get upset because they get a smaller bang for their buck on affiliates of CBS and Fox.
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