Bucs release QB Griese, sign third-round pick Miller

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07/13/2009 - Tampa, FL (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - The Tampa Bay Buccaneers released quarterback Brian Griese on Monday while also signing defensive tackle Roy Miller, their third-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft.

Griese, in his second stint with the Bucs, started five games last season. The 34-year-old QB was victorious in his first three starts before suffering a shoulder injury in Week 5 against the Broncos, who selected the Michigan alum with their third round pick in 1998.

Griese finished the 2008 campaign with 1,073 yards to go with five touchdowns and seven interceptions. In his career, which included stops in Denver, Miami, Chicago and Tampa, Griese has thrown for 19,440 yards with 119 touchdowns and 99 interceptions in 93 games.

He has a career quarterback rating of 82.7.

The Bucs also added the 6-foot-1, 310-pound Miller, who signed a four-year deal. The University of Texas product recorded 49 tackles and 5 1/2 sacks last season as a senior. He finished his career with the Longhorns with 138 tackles and 10 sacks in 49 games -- 19 starts.

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According to MySportsbook.com, the favorites for Saturday’s Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky are: Curlin (+250); Street Sense (+500); Scat Daddy (+700); Circular Quay (+750); and Nobiz Like Shobiz (+800).

Derby organizers announced this week that there will be a $1-million bonus at the 2007 Kentucky Derby odds if the first-place horse wins by more than 6 1/2 lengths – the margin of Barbaro's victory last year. The bonus would be divided Saturday among the winning trainer, jockey, owner and a charity, with each receiving 25 percent. The designated charity is the Barbaro Memorial Fund.

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Meanwhile, the Derby favorite – Curlin – is going against the odds this year. It's been 125 years since Apollo won after skipping his 2-year-old season, and not since Regret in 1915 has such a lightly seasoned horse worn the blanket of red roses.

Arkansas Derby winner Curlin – unbeaten in three career races – tries to overcome both those obstacles in Saturday's 133rd Derby.

''We're not running against history,'' trainer Steve Asmussen said Monday. ''We're running against who they load up.''

Six other horses have run in the Derby without benefit of 2-year-old races and with three or fewer starts. The best any of them managed was a sixth-place finish by Showing Up last year.
   
Asmussen dismissed suggestions that Curlin's lack of racing experience could keep him from the winner's circle.

”He exudes confidence and he's got a great presence about him,'' the trainer said. ''I feel great about the position we're in. He's not worried about anything, why should you be?''
   
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