Cody Grimm

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Cody Grimm was arrested on a public intoxication charge over the weekend. Coach Greg Schiano said the team takes all off-the-field matters "very seriously."

When it comes to the Buccaneers, Greg Schiano's selection of safety Mark Barron tells us a lot about the team he hopes to build.

It's rather commonplace in the NFL for a team to rise from the ashes in one season, spark optimism, then plateau, if not regress. The ingredients are there for that to happen in Tampa Bay, but I don't see it.

The NFL fined Pittsburgh Steelers linebacker LaMarr Woodley $12,500 for his roughing-the-passer penalty on New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, a league source said Friday.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers safety Tanard Jackson plans to enter a rehabilitation center in the near future as part of a process to keep on the straight and narrow and return to the NFL, a team official told NFL.com's Steve Wyche.

The Steelers are 3-0 with two different starting quarterbacks. Not many other teams could accomplish the same with their star passer suspended.

Joe Flacco is one of many quarterbacks to get off to a slow start. That must change in Week 3.

The Buccaneers finished 3-13 last season and dealt with the growing pains of starting rookie QB Josh Freeman for the last nine weeks. Now they believe it's time to cash in on their investment.

Lacking his father's size, Cody Grimm has learned that while being the son of a Hall of Famer has opened doors, it's also the reason some people don't give him credit for getting to where he is today.

Each season, players unexpectedly emerge to challenge others, while some get outplayed. For the second straight year, NFL.com will track five of these players On The Fringe.