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NFL Draft 2011: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Looking to Replace Aqib Talib?

April 21, 2011   ·     ·   Jump to comments

A lot has happened with Aqib Talib ever since he entered the NFL in 2008, more of it bad than good. He failed three drug tests before he was even drafted, raising red flags that the Buccaneers ignored.
After drafting him 20th overall in 2008, Talib got into a fist fight at the Bucs' rookie symposium with former South Carolina running back Cory Boyd.
When he is on the playing field, Talib is one of the best young corners in the game.
That's when he's playing, and not punching cab drivers on bridges like he did in August of '09—he was later charged with simple battery and resisting arrest without violence.
This landed Talib a one-game suspension from Roger Goodell, which many thought might have been too light. But make no mistake, after an aggravated assault with a deadly weapon charge in March, the league will come down much harder.
So the Bucs find themselves in a dilemma, torn between keeping the talented Talib and getting burnt again or getting rid...

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