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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers know their decision to sign tight end Jerramy Stevens, who has a long history of off-field problems, was not a popular decision.

The team's response? The Buccaneers Bulletin Board on the team's official web site now has a rule that fans aren't allowed to bring up this Seattle Times article about Stevens' despicable behavior when he was a football player at the University of Washington. This warning is now posted on the team's official site:

Anyone posting the article, or linking to it, will be suspended.

That's just silly. It's certainly fine for the Buccaneers to moderate their message boards, but to simply ban linking to a newspaper article about one of the Buccaneers' players just because the article describes that player's bad actions is ridiculous.

Stevens' history of arrests for assault with a deadly weapon, marijuana possession, sexual assault and drunk driving is a completely valid subject for fans to discuss, and the Buccaneers are insulting their fans by preventing that discussion.

Via PFT.