Two-time Pro Bowl CB Sheppard visits with Bucs
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Bucs Leading Race For Sheppard
Published 4/24/2008 by Patrick Dorsey at The NFL Source
According to Jay Glazer of foxsports.com, the Eagles are close to trading cornerback Lito Sheppard to the Buccaneers.
This is because Sheppard was in Tampa Bay today, and will almost certainly be traded by or on Saturday. This is because Sheppard is being payed pretty good money, and with the Eagles signing Asante Samuel, he’s no longer needed.
Therefore, he’s been on the block all offseason and actively shopped. Glazer says that there are two or three additional teams interested. My guess would be that the Rams and Redskins are included.
Sheppard is a pretty good player, making plays and creating turnovers. However, some feel that he might demand a new contract ...
