Phillip Buchanon Tries to Save the Lions

by Calvin Watkins

Filed under: Buccaneers, Lions, NFC North, FanHouse Exclusive

What possess a man to leave one team that finished third in its division for another that didn't win a game the previous year?
Well, we asked cornerback Phillip Buchanon the other day why he left the Bucs, who finished third in the NFC North, for the Lions, and his answer was simple.
"I did want to stay in Florida," Buchanon said. "Tampa was going in a different direction and I truly feel like I'm still a starter, and Detroit was one of the teams that was actually there. There were a few other teams, but Tampa was taking their time and I didn't want to wait. You either want me or you don't."

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