Bucs retain Allen, Gruden through 2011
Tampa Bay Business Journal
Success in 2007 means player personnel managers will be rewarded with extended contracts with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
General Manager Bruce Allen and Head Coach Jon Gruden signed three-year contract extensions through the 2011 season, the team said Tuesday. No terms were disclosed.
Allen just completed his fourth season with Tampa Bay, leading the Buccaneers to division titles in 2005 and 2007.
Allen has been effective in constructing the club's roster via free agency, trades and the National Football League Draft, a release said. Gruden has captured a club-record three division titles in his first six seasons since 2002 and led the Bucs to its first Super Bowl title. His five division titles since 2000 tied for second-best among all active NFL head coaches, and his four 10-win seasons over that same period are tied for fourth-best in the NFL, the team said.
Tampa Bay's 2007 defense ranked No. 1 in the NFL in passing defense and second in total defense, and the special teams unit produced the first kickoff return for a touchdown in the 32-year history of the franchise.
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