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Buccaneers Prepare for Critical Weekend

The last weekend of 2015 that will not feature any NFL games is almost upon us. Even without any action on the field, however, it should prove to be one of the most important and formative weekends of the year.

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That's doubly true in Tampa, where the Buccaneers have another opportunity to make use of the top spot in the waiver claim order. That advantage, which has already netted the team such key additions as safety D.J. Swearinger and tight end Tim Wright (later traded for kicker Kyle Brindza), is essentially an extension of the team's #1 position in the 2015 NFL Draft.