BUCHANON RETURNS TO
PRACTICE, DISCUSSES CONTRACT
Apr/11/08 08:14 AM Filed in:
Phillip
Buchanon
On Thursday, Pewter Report spoke to Bucs cornerback
Phillip Buchanon about his absence from the Bucs first
organized team activity on Tuesday. Buchanon was at an
NFL function at the Harvard Business School. Buchanon
spoke about that obligation on Thursday.
"I was just taking care of some business," said
Buchanon. "It was nothing major. It was something I
committed to, so I had to go take care of that."
Currently Buchanon's contract with Tampa Bay runs out
at the end of the 2008 season. There has been talk that
the two sides could come together on a long-term deal
this offseason, but no such deal is in place yet.
"Right now I'm just playing football and trying to get
better," said Buchanon. "I'll let my agent and the Bucs
handle that. I'm just playing football. Hopefully
something good will get worked out."
Cornerback is a position the Buccaneers are rumored to
be targeting in this month's draft. The 27-year-old
Buchanon indicated he follows the draft process and has
his own opinions about potential teammates.
"There are some guys that I do like in this draft, but
that's for me to keep to myself," said Buchanon. "I'll
let the Bucs decide who they want to draft, but I do
like some of the [cornerbacks] in this draft."
(pewterreport.com)