Michael Clayton, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, NFL

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GP	Catches	Yds	Avg	TDs	First Downs
15	38	484	12.7	1	21

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Fresh start for Bucs' Clayton: The big contract Michael Clayton signed three months ago isn't the only reason the sixth-year pro is excited to still be wearing the uniform of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. An underachiever who fell out of favor with former coach Jon Gruden, the wide receiver anticipates playing a significant role in a system being installed by incoming offensive coordinator Jeff Jagodzinski. The former No. 1 draft pick flourished as a rookie, with 80 receptions for 1,193 yards and seven touchdowns - all records for a first-year player in Tampa Bay. His production declined sharply after 2004, though, and he has only scored two TDs since his first year. Injuries were a factor, but so was Gruden losing confidence in the 26-year-old, who dropped passes in key situations and struggled to keep his starting job. Clayton welcomes the chance for a fresh beginning under new coach Raheem Morris. "He hasn't lived up to your expectations," Morris said, shrugging off questions about the 6-foot-4, 215-pound receiver being a disappointment for much of his career. "The reason we signed him back is because he lived up to ours. If you go look at receivers pound for pound in the league and talk about blocking downfield and creating big plays, putting their face on people and being tough, that's Michael Clayton."
(Updated 06/12/2009).

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As of now, Clayton is expected to start opposite Antonio Bryant in the Bucs' offense. Though he had that great year as a rookie, he's done bupkis since. We think of him more as a third or fourth option in the Bucs' offense behind Bryant and tight end Kellen Winslow. Feel free to take him with a late-round pick in drafts this summer, but considering his track record, don't expect a whole lot.
(Updated 06/12/2009).

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Injury Report

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Last Seven Games
Date	Opp.	Rec	Yds	Lg	TD
11/16	MIN	3	36	20	0
11/23	DET	0	0	0	0
11/30	NO	3	29	26	0
12/08	CAR	1	15	15	0
12/14	ATL	3	41	20	0
12/21	SD	2	23	17	0
12/28	OAK	2	87	58	1

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Seven Week Schedule
Week	Date	Site	Time/Result
4	9/4/09	HOU
1	9/13/09	DAL
2	9/20/09	@ BUF
3	9/27/09	NYG
4	10/4/09	@ WAS
5	10/11/09	@ PHI
6	10/18/09	CAR
Bye: Week 8

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Receiving
Year	Team	G	GS	Rec	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	20+	40+	1st
2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	13	80	1193	14.9	75	7	19	4	56
2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	10	32	372	11.6	41	0	4	1	18
2006	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	9	33	356	10.8	27	1	2	0	22
2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	4	22	301	13.7	39	0	5	0	14
2008	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	9	38	484	12.7	58	1	7	1	21
TOTAL		71	45	205	2706	13.2	75	9	37	6	131

Rushing
Year	Team	G	GS	Att	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	20+	1st
2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	13	5	30	6.0	15	0	0	3
2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	10	1	2	2.0	2	0	0	0
2006	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	9	5	41	8.2	27	0	1	2
2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	4	5	22	4.4	20	0	1	2
2008	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	9	2	5	2.5	4	0	0	0
TOTAL		71	45	18	100	5.6	27	0	2	7

Kick Returns
Year	Team	G	No	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	40+
2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	0	0	---	0	0	0
2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	0	---	0	0	0
2006	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	0	0	---	0	0	0
2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	8	172	21.5	26	0	0
2008	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	3	69	23.0	29	0	0
TOTAL		71	11	241	21.9	29	0	0

Punt Returns
Year	Team	G	Ret	FC	Ret Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	20+
2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	1	1	2	2.0	2	0	0
2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	0	0	---	0	0	0
2006	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	0	0	0	---	0	0	0
2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	0	0	---	0	0	0
2008	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	0	0	0	---	0	0	0
TOTAL		71	1	1	2	2.0	2	0	0

Defensive Stats
Year	Team	G	Total	Tkl	Ast	Sacks	Int	Yds	Avg	Lg	TD	Pass Def
2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	3	3.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2006	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
2008	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	2	2.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0
TOTAL		71	9	9.0	0	0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0

Fumbles
Year	Team	G	Fum	Lost	Fum Forced	Own Rec	Opp Rec	Yds	Tot Rec	TD
2004	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	0
2005	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2006	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	12	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2007	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	14	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2008	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL		71	6	1	0	1	0	0	1	0

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