BUCHANON RETURNS TO PRACTICE, DISCUSSES CONTRACT

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)