TRANSITION PLAYER: None.

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS

--DE Kevin Carter is one of the Bucs' team leaders and still a versatile player who can be effective against the run. The Bucs want to re-sign Carter.

--DE/LB Patrick Chukwurah is a smallish defensive end in the 4-3 who was re-signed due to injuries. Bucs will have little or no interest in bringing him back.

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: None.

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENTS: None.

PLAYERS RE-SIGNED

--S Will Allen: UFA; $1.83M/1 yr.

--WR Antonio Bryant: FFA; $9.884M/1 yr.

--WR Michael Clayton: UFA; $24M/5 yrs, $10.5M guaranteed.

--WR Cortez Hankton: UFA; terms unknown.

--QB Luke McCown: Potential UFA; $7.5M/2 yrs, $2.5M SB.

--T Donald Penn: RFA; $2.792M/1 yr.

--CB Jermaine Phillips: UFA; terms unknown.

--DT Ryan Sims: Potential UFA; 4 yrs, terms unknown.

--TE Jerramy Stevens: UFA; terms unknown.

--FB Byron Storer: ERFA; terms unknown.

PLAYERS ACQUIRED

--LB Angelo Crowell: UFA Bills; $3M/1 yr.

--LB Niko Koutouvides: FA Broncos; terms unknown.

--QB Byron Leftwich: UFA Steelers; $7.5M/2 yrs; $3.5M RB 2010.

--K Mike Nugent: UFA Jets; 1 yr, terms unknown.

--RB Derrick Ward: UFA Giants; $14M/5 yrs, guarantees unknown.

--TE Kellen Winslow (trade Browns).

PLAYERS LOST

--LB Derrick Brooks (released).

--CB Phillip Buchanon: UFA Lions; $8.5M/2 yrs, guarantees unknown.

--RB Warrick Dunn (released).

--WR Joey Galloway (released).

--QB Jeff Garcia: UFA Raiders; terms unknown.

--DT Jovan Haye: UFA Titans; $16M/4 yrs, guarantees unknown.

--WR Ike Hilliard (released).

--LB Cato June (released).