Interview Requests:
All interview requests for Tampa Bay Buccaneers players, coaches, executives or staff members should be directed to the Communications Department, headed by Director of Communications Reggie Roberts. Interviews to be conducted by phone must be arranged at least two days in advance and will be subject to availability. Head Coach Tony Dungy will address the media after each practice and will make a weekly conference call each Wednesday to speak with the opposing team's assembled media.
Locker Room Periods:
The Buccaneers' locker room isfor accredited media each Wednesday and Thursday from 12:00 to 12:45 p.m. Buccaneer players will also be available to the media following workouts on Monday and Friday with the assistance of team communications personnel. Players and coaches are not available for interviews on Tuesdays.
Practice Regulations:
The Buccaneers practice every Wednesday and Thursday from 2:00 to 4:30 p.m. and every Friday from 11:30 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. at the team's One Buccaneer Place headquarters. All practices arefrom beginning to end to accredited local media only. Still photographers may shoot any portion of practice; video photographers may shoot approximately the first 20 minutes of stretching and individual drills.
Game Credentials:
Credential requests are honored for accredited media on specific assignment and must be made through the Buccaneers' communications department. Credentials will not be issued to writers or photographers working on a free-lance basis unless the request is made by a recognized publication or news organization. Season-long credentials are issued in August; game-by-game credentials must be requested at least one week prior to each home game. All credential requests must be submitted in writing to Reggie Roberts, Director of Communications, One Buccaneer Place, Tampa, FL 33607 or by fax at .
Press Releases:
The Buccaneers' weekly press release may be obtained in the team's press facility at One Buccaneer Place or on the Internet at nflmedia.com. The team's weekly injury report, which is first released on Wednesday and updated on Thursday and Friday, can be found in the same locations.
Game Day Information
Entry:
The media entrance at Raymond James Stadium is located near Dock D on the southwest corner of the facility. The entrance to the media lobby can be found just north of the southwest ramps and just south of the television truck parking area. The press box and television and radio booths may be reached via a media-dedicated elevator on the east site of the lobby.
Will Call:
Members of the media needing to pick up their pass at the game will find the media will-call area just inside the media entrance on the south side of the lobby. Ticket will call is located on the south end of the stadium, accessible from the outside between ramps C and D.
Locker Room Access:
Both team locker rooms will beto press bearing the proper credentials following the NFL-mandated 10-minute cooling-off period. The media elevator will transport members of the press that wish to visit the locker room at a designated time in the fourth quarter. To reach either locker room from the press box, simply take the elevator to the ground level and follow the corridor running parallel to the field's west sideline. NOTE: No interviews of players for either team are allowed on the field following the game.
Parking:
Members of the media who obtain parking passes will find their spots located in Lot 5. Only those with properly displayed parking passes will be allowed in the media lot.
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