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Why the Bucs wear red...

Matt Foley

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About 10 years ago, the Buccaneers decided to switch from creamsicle jerseys to red jerseys. Why?

One day while preparing for a game, head coach Tony Dungy noticed that the Carolina Panthers looked particularly stout on game film. His assistants asked what they could do.

He bellowed "Adorn us in red shirts!"

The assistants complied. They threw away the creamsicle jerseys, put the team in red jerseys, and lo and behold the Buccaneers played a respectable game against the Panthers.

After the game, Dungy's assistants asked him why he had ordered such a change in the jerseys.

Dungy explained, "Because if they got bloodied by the Panthers, the red jerseys would not show the blood, so my men would continue to fight, unafraid."

The assistants sat in silence. They were amazed at the courage of such a man.

This week, another head coach leads the Buccaneers against the Panthers, Jon Gruden. Looking at game film earlier this week, he borrowed a page from Dungy's inspirational book of tactics.

He summoned his assistants. They asked him what he wanted to do.

He quickly retorted: "Adorn my men in brown pants!!!'

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