Blount, Parker sign tender offers from Bucs

Published: Apr 04, 2012 at 10:47 AM

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Running back LeGarrette Blount and receiver Preston Parker have signed exclusive-rights tender offers from the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

The third-year pros will earn about $540,000 next season. Meanwhile, the Bucs announced third-string quarterback Rudy Carpenter was waived on Wednesday.

Blount led Tampa Bay in rushing the past two seasons, gaining 1,007 yards as a rookie in 2010 and finishing with 781 yards and five touchdowns last year.

Parker had 40 catches for 554 yards and three TDs in 2011.

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