Bucs' Talib suspended, fined for violating NFL policy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Aqib Talib has been suspended for one game without pay and fined an additional game check for violating NFL's Personal Conduct Policy.

He'll miss the Buccaneers' opening game against the Cleveland Browns on Sept. 12 His suspension will begin on Saturday, Sept. 4, and he is eligible to participate in Tampa Bay's remaining preseason practices and final preseason game.

"Since last fall, Aqib has done all that's been asked of him and more, on and especially off the field," Bucs general manager Mark Dominik said in a statement released by the team. "We look forward to his return to the field in Week 2."

Talib, 24, was arrested in August of 2009 on charges of simple battery and resisting arrest after he was accused of punching a cab driver in St. Petersburgh, Fla. He later reached a pre-trial intervention agreement on the simple battery charge.

Talib, 24, had five interceptions in 2009 and had nine INTs in his two-year NFL career.