Rookie quarterback Josh Freeman agreed to a five-year, $36 million deal with the Buccaneers on Thursday night, according to sources. The deal has more than $10 million in guarantees, and will allow Freeman to report to the first day of camp on Friday.

Under new offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski, the Buccaneers are committed to running the football. "We will be a successful team running the ball - I promise you that," said Jagodzinski. "That's one of my strong suits, my knowledge of the running game." During Jon Gruden's seven years in Tampa Bay, the team never ran the football more than 46 percent of the time. "When you talk about the violent football teams, the physical football teams, the Pittsburgh Steelers, you think about downhill running and people smashing you," head coach Raheem Morris said. "When you talk about violent teams like the Jacksonville Jaguars, you talk about people running the ball downhill. We want to become those guys."

The Buccaneers have agreed to a four-year contract with rookie defensive tackle Roy Miller. Miller was the 81st overall pick in April's NFL Draft. First-round quarterback Josh Freeman is the only member of Tampa Bay's draft class that remains unsigned.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released quarterback Brian Griese on Monday. The Bucs released Griese to make room for rookie defensive tackle Roy Miller on their offseason roster. Miller signed his rookie deal on Monday.

Antonio Bryant wants a long-term deal from the Buccaneers, but he is unlikely to get one prior to Wednesday's deadline. Tampa Bay placed their franchise-tag on Bryant, and if an agreement isn't reached he'll be forced to play under the one-year tender worth $9.8 million that he already signed. He will be the highest paid player on the Buccaneers next season. "I'm not unhappy about being a franchise player. That's not it ? just an overall picture, but I'm past that," Bryant said in March.