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COMMENTARY | Andy Dalton has remained healthy through his first two season with the Cincinnati Bengals, but the team has added quality depth in the form of Josh Johnson and John Skelton as insurance.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Second-round draft choice Johnthan Banks has agreed to a four-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, leaving the team with one unsigned rookie.

The Buccaneers have signed second-round pick Johnthan Banks, the club said Thursday. A cornerback from Mississippi State, the 6-foot-2, 185-pound Banks is one of the new additions to a revamped Tampa Bay secondary. The Buccaneers traded their 2013 first-round pick to the Jets for cornerback Darrelle Revis, then used their top remaining selection (No. 43) on…

TAMPA, Fla. -- As the Tampa Bay Buccaneers held their second workout in this week's OTAs Tuesday, they already learned a key lesson -- keep it cool.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- The telephone rang on the second day of the NFL draft a little bit earlier than Steven Means anticipated.

COMMENTARY | The New England Patriots are no strangers to bringing in controversial players they believe can help their team. That philosophy may be tested with the recent signing of undrafted college wide receiver Mark Harrison.

TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano spent the first day of OTAs Monday trying to dial down the rhetoric surrounding starting quarterback Josh Freeman.

COMMENTARY | The Philadelphia Eagles will have some intriguing position battles before the 2013 NFL season kicks off. Few of 'em will be more interesting to follow than the competition at receiver.

Doug Free agreed to a pay cut to remain with the Dallas Cowboys, who guaranteed a $3.5 million salary in 2013, a reduction of $3.5 million.

One year ago, Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll went all-in on third-round quarterback Russell Wilson, saying that the former North Carolina State signal-caller (by way of Wisconsin) would get a huge number of reps in the preseason. He certainly did -- Wilson was worked like a mule up to, in, and through, the preseason, and it's safe to say things worked out pretty well ... pretty well, that is, for everyone but seeming incumbent Matt Flynn, who Seattle signed to a lucrative free agent contract before Wilson was drafted. Now, another team has taken Carroll's "Always Compete" mantra to that same position, applying it to another third-round pick from NC State, and that philosophy may spell trouble for a seeming incumbent and former first-round pick. Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano came away from his first year at the helm of the Bucs without a clear picture of quarterback Josh Freeman, and that was reflected in his comments after the season. Though Freeman became the first player in franchise history to throw for more than 4,000 yards in a season, and his 27 passing touchdowns also set a team mark, he was as bad as the Bucs were down the stretch. Tampa Bay lost five of its last six games, and Freeman threw nine of his 17 picks in the last three games. Of course, it wasn't Freeman's fault that the Bucs' pass defense was a dumpster fire in 2012, but when Schiano was asked about Freeman's future, he didn't sound convinced.