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Buccaneers reach deals with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy, left tackle Donald Penn

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed to terms on a five-year contract with first-round draft pick Gerald McCoy and also reached a six-year deal with restricted free agent left tackle Donald Penn on the opening day of training camp.General manager Mark Dominik announced the developments Saturday during the club's first practice. Penn joined the workout about 15 minutes later, and there was a chance McCoy would join the team at One Buc Place by the end of the day."We're finishing up some language and paperwork," Dominik said of McCoy, the third overall pick in this year's draft out of Oklahoma. The Bucs are counting on the 6-foot-4, 295-pound tackle to fill a hole on the defensive line that's existed since Warren Sapp departed Tampa Bay after the 2003 season."It's a great day for the Bucs," the general manager added, "in terms of securing two players to long-term deals that can be really important to this organization."Penn is a sixth-year pro who's appeared in 48 career games, including 44 s...

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