he further he gets from that forgettable 2006 season, the closer Bucs fullback Mike Alstott gets to returning in 2007. Though a contract with the Bucs might have to be in place before the matter is ultimately decided, Alstott apparently has chosen to put off retirement yet again and return for another season. ??Mike has decided he wants to come back in 2007 and play football,?? Alstott?s wife, Nicole, told The Tampa Tribune on Friday. ??Everybody loves to watch him and he?s still a fantastic football player.??

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are willing to give David Boston another chance, signing the troubled wide receiver at undisclosed terms Friday. It marks the second time in less than nine months that Tampa Bay has signed Boston, who joined the team May 24 only to be released September 9 - one day before the regular season began. Boston, 28, did not appear in the NFL this past season. He missed the entire 2004 campaign with a knee injury and was limited to just five games in 2005 with Miami.