ESPN Comments on Marques Moving to Tampa Bay
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espn.com
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March
13,
2008
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers continued an aggressive off-season
free agency pace by reaching a four-year deal with 49ers defensive
end Marques Douglas.
Defensive End
San Francisco 49ers
Profile
2007 Season Stats | Tot | Solo | Ast | FF | Sack | Int |
| 72 | 56 | 16 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
Douglas, 30, becomes the ninth new addition to the Bucs, who continue to work on other deals. Douglas, a 16-game starter for the 49ers, worked in a 4-3 defense in Baltimore and a 3-4 defense in San Francisco. Under defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin, the Bucs use a 4-3 defense.
The 6-2, 292-pound Douglas has started 78 out of a possible 80 games over the past five years for both the Ravens and the 49ers. He left the Ravens in 2005 and signed a three-year deal with the 49ers as one of Mike Nolan's first key acquisitions in trying to turn around that team.
Douglas joins defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson and linebackers Teddy Lehman and Leon Joe as additions to the Bucs' defense. Tampa Bay's other five moves were on offense.