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fan4ever
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| Posted: Fri Jan 18, 2008 6:20 pm Post subject: Monte Signed! |
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Friday reached agreement with legendary defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin on a multiyear contract extension, ESPN.com has learned.
The Bucs' defense has ranked among the league's top 10 statistically 10 times in Monte Kiffin's 12 seasons with the club.
Details of the contract were not immediately available, but it is believed the new deal will pay Kiffin in the area of $2 million per year. His previous contract, which had expired, paid $1.7 million annually.
The extension came after a few weeks of negotiations.
There had been unsubstantiated rumors that Kiffin, 67, might depart the Bucs to join his son, Oakland coach Lane Kiffin, with the Raiders, but those were dubious from the outset. The Atlanta Falcons had indicated some interest in Kiffin, but they remain without a head coach. And it is believed that, as recently as this week, the Washington Redskins discussed the possibility of hiring Kiffin as defensive coordinator, even though they have yet to settle on a successor to head coach Joe Gibbs.
In the end, though, Kiffin opted to remain with Tampa Bay, which was not altogether surprising, given his close relationship with coach Jon Gruden, the Bucs organization and his players, as well as his belief that the team has solid young talent on the defensive unit.
Under the stewardship of Kiffin, a 25-year NFL veteran, the Bucs' defense has ranked among the league's top 10 units statistically 10 times in his 12 seasons with the club. Twice the Bucs led the NFL in total defense and the unit was ranked among the top five in six other seasons.
Once again this season, Kiffin did an outstanding job in shepherding a revamped Tampa Bay defense, one that featured five new starters. The Bucs statistically ranked second in the NFL in total defense and surrendered the third fewest points.
http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=3203007
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This is very good news! 
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One down let us make sure we keep the good ones 
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 Can't imagine the Bucs without Monte pacing the sidelines and coaching the - can you???  |
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Bucamaniac40
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I am real tired of the fish wrappers in this area stirring things up with saying the Bucs were
1)Trying to get Monte to tack a paycut
2)Were lowballin on the contract
Next the Bucs extend Gruden and we can tell Dr Stroud and others to STFU!!
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