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Bucs Believed To Be Targeting Saints C Faine

Posted Feb 27, 2008 by By ROY CUMMINGS

Updated Feb 27, 2008 at 08:48 PM

TAMPA – Don’t be surprised if Saints free-agent center Jeff Faine is one of the first players to join the Bucs after the free-agency signing period begins.

The Bucs are expected to let aging starter John Wade hit the market and the ability to sign Faine is probably one reason they’re letting Wade go.

The Saints have been trying to re-sign Faine but it appears it will take a last minute change of heart to get that done.

That will open the door for the Bucs, who are believed to have the inside track on signing the former Sanford Seminole High and Notre Dame product.

The 6-3, 291-pound Faine is one of top three centers available in free agency this year and is ranked 71st overall on the Sporting News’s Super 99 list.

Scouts say he lacks versatility and a mean streak but they rave over his ability to diagnose defenses and make proper line calls.

He originally entered the league in 2003 as a 21st overall pick of the Cleveland Browns, but missed most of his rookie season with an ankle injury.

Another ankle injury cut short his 2004 season after 13 games and a biceps injury ended his 2005 season after 14 games.

He was eventually traded in 2006 to the Saints, for whom he started 16 games in 2006 and 14 games in 2007.