17 Facts About Tampa Bay Buccaneers

1. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers promoted Igwebuike from their practice squad Friday, Scott Smith of the team's official site reports.

2. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be traveling to Metlife Stadium on Sunday to take on the New York Football Giants.

3. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers won their first throwback game behind rookie quarterback Josh Freeman's first-career NFL start.

4. In 2015, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers debuted their Color Rush uniform featuring red jerseys and red trousers, with pewter numerals.

5. Tampa Bay Buccaneers unveiled a slightly altered logo and helmet on February 20, 2014.

6. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wore white that day instead, as the temperature that day was unseasonably high.

7. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have worn their red jerseys for all home postseason games except for a January 6, 2008 playoff match up against the Giants.

8. In 1989, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers started to wear white at home to accommodate Vinny Testaverde's color blindness.

9. In 2003, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers introduced a practice jersey that featured orange piping.

10. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers staged a ceremony at The Pier on April 7, 1997 in which Bucco Bruce walked the plank of the pirate ship Bounty docked in Tampa Bay.

11. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers changed their team colors to red, pewter, black, and orange.

12. In 1992, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers introduced orange pants to be worn with the white jerseys.

13. In August 2006, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers unveiled a new $30 million training facility.

14. In 1975, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers built a small practice complex with offices near Tampa International Airport called One Buccaneer Place—often shorted to "One Buc Place.

15. In the 2005 season, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrated their 30th season in the league, and returned to their winning ways.

16. In 1976 and 1977, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers lost their first 26 games.

17. Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida.