Tampa Bay will look at Rison

TAMPA, FLORIDA - Former Atlanta Falcons star Andre Rison wants to resume his NFL career and could find a home with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.<br> <br> Bucs coach Jon Gruden confirmed the possibility Sunday, saying he&#39;s open to any move that might potentially improve the Super Bowl champions.<br> <br> Gruden said, ``It&#39;s a guy who&#39;s got great production in the NFL. He&#39;s interested in playing and we&#39;re going to look at him.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Gruden added, ``We&#39;re not going to say we&#39;re disappointed or not pleased with the receivers we have. But here&#39;s a guy that has expressed himself over the years between the lines in unique fashion and we&#39;re just going to look at him. We&#39;re going to see what kind of shape he&#39;s in. And if he is in shape, maybe we&#39;ll entertain doing something. We&#39;re just looking into anybody that we think can come in and possibly help this football team, whether it be Week One or Week 15.&#39;&#39;<br> <br> Rison, who&#39;s 14th on the NFL&#39;s career reception list with 743 for 10,205 yards and 84 touchdowns, last played for the Gruden-coached Oakland Raiders in 2000.<br> <br> He was suspended for four games in 2001 for a repeat violation of the league&#39;s substance abuse policy and has been out of football for two full seasons.<br> <br> The 36-year-old Rison has played 12 NFL seasons with Indianapolis, Atlanta, Cleveland, Jacksonville, Green Bay, Kansas City and Oakland. The five-time Pro Bowl selection had 41 catches for 606 yards and six TD&#39;s for the Raiders in 2000.

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