The Bucs have until Sept. 23 to decide whether to keep KR Jeff Demps on their roster. The NFL has granted the Bucs a roster exemption for Demps, who has been on the Reserve/Did Not Report list. He took a two-week break after the end of track and field season, finally reporting to Tampa on Monday. "The guy hasnƒ?Tt played football in a while, so we'll try to get him back into playing football and get him educated in the Buccaneer way," coach Greg Schiano said. Demps has two weeks to prove the Bucs should use one of their 53 roster spots on him.

Bucs KR Jeff Demps is expected to report to the team Monday. Demps, an Olympic sprinter, missed the entire offseason and ran in the World Championships. It's hard to see the Bucs just welcoming back with open arms and making him active on Sundays. During Sunday's loss to the Jets, Doug Martin, Eric Page and Kevin Ogletree each brought back a kickoff.

Speaking Tuesday, Bucs coach Greg Schiano said KR Jeff Demps "supposedly" still plans to report to the team. "He's out there running track somewhere," Schiano said. "So, if he's going to do that - if he gets here and helps us win he will be part of it. If he gets here and can't help us win, he can go back and run track. We are here to win games." Needless to say, it doesn't sound like Demps is a part of Schiano's plans. The practice squad is looking like a stretch right now.

Bucs KR Jeff Demps will not join the team until late in the preseason after accepting an invitation to run in Moscow's IAAF World Championships on August 18. Demps doubles as an Olympic sprinter, and has all along made it clear his first love is track and field. The Bucs knew this when they acquired Demps from the Patriots for LeGarrette Blount. Demps' event at the Moscow games will be the 4x100 relay. The same relay team won a silver medal at the 2012 Olympic games.

The Tampa Bay Times reports Bucs KR Jeff Demps still hopes to join the team in the coming weeks "depending on his track and field schedule." Demps is awaiting word on if he'll be running in an event in Moscow from August 10-18. If he is, it would wipe out nearly all of camp and at least two preseason games. Demps would be one of the fastest players in the league - clearly - but it's hard to see him earning a roster spot. Being a two-sport athlete just isn't a realistic endeavor in this day and age.

Jeff Demps is not expected to attend any of the Bucs' offseason workouts. Demps is concentrating full time on his track and field career, but the Bucs have yet to make any decisions about his future. He won't be around the team until preseason at the earliest.

GM Mark Dominik said he would have done the LeGarrette Blount trade even if Jeff Demps hadn't been involved. "The reason was not Jeff Demps," Dominik explained. "Jeff Demps was part of it, but not the reason. We were going to (trade) LeGarrette Blount for a seventh-round pick but we asked for the rights to Jeff Demps because we want to investigate that further." Beat writer Stephen Holder sounds skeptical that the 2016 Olympic hopeful ends up even playing in a game for the Bucs.

Bucs acquired KR/RB Jeff Demps and a seventh-round pick in exchange for RB LeGarrette Blount. Demps wanted to split his focus between football and training for the 2016 Olympics. The Patriots had a problem with that, so they brought in Leon Washington to be their return man. Demps has never played in an NFL game thanks to a preseason leg injury last August, but he did average 28.8 yards per kickoff return while at Florida. He also has a shot to chip in as a gadget kind of niche runner in the Bucs' thin backfield.

The Boston Herald reports the Patriots have discussed the possibility of trading KR Jeff Demps. Demps signed with the Patriots last August, but he was placed on injured reserve with a leg injury in what was believed to be a "redshirt" season. Demps has since indicated that his current priority is focusing on track and field in preparation for the Rio Olympics in three years. However, he still wants to play football. New England has signed Leon Washington to be its return man. Demps wouldn't net more than a late-round pick.

Patriots KR Jeff Demps indicated that track and field -- not football -- is his current priority. The Patriots have seemingly already moved on, acquiring Leon Washington to be their new return specialist. In a recent radio appearance, Demps was asked what he'd tell Bill Belichick. "Listen coach, I want to do both," Demps said. "But in order for me to get to where I want to be on the track and field side, it'll take a full year of preparation. And after the season, if you guys are willing to let me come back, you know, probably midseason ... I'll be able to do that." (Did Belichick just laugh?)