Across the city, Manchester United was sold to the American Glazer family, owners of the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in a leveraged buyout -- essentially by borrowing money they didn't have.

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He joined United as the club's finance director in 1997 and eventually became chief executive in Sept. 2003, two years before the club was taken over by Malcolm Glazer, who also owns the NFL's Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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So are the NFL's Indianapolis Colts and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the NHL's Pittsburgh Penguins and New York Rangers.

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Adding in pockets of success by the NFL's Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Jacksonville Jaguars, and there's plenty of traction for the state's love affair with football.

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The Glazers own both Man U and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the NFL, and there have been recent reports (one example here, another here, and lastly here) of high debt and operating losses that have caused some to question their future involvement with the team.

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear extremely interested in dealing for Revis, something that could happen before the NFL draft on April 25.

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