Aqib Talib Arrested: Tampa Bay Buccaneers Take Another Hit on Defense

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Published: August 20, 2009

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... arrest without violence.

Allegedly, Talib attacked a cab driver Wednesday night in St. Petersburg, FL. When state troopers arrived, Talib refused to get out of the taxi. It has been reported that Talib was drunk at the time.

This is a huge setback to the Buccaneers' defense. After the four game suspension of safety Tanard Jackson earlier this week, Tampa is now missing two starters from a secondary that needs physical players like Jackson and Talib in the lineup.

While it has not come down yet, I assure you that Talib will be suspended by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell for this most recent transgression.

For those that don't remember, this isn't Talib's first time on the league's radar. Last year at the rookie symposium, Talib got in a fight during a meeting.

With the change in Tampa from Monte Kiffin's Tampa-2 defense to Jim Bates' press coverage, the Bucs were relying on bigger, more physical players like Talib and Jackson in the secondary....

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