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The 1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season was the team's 21st in the National Football League. The season began with the team trying to improve on an 7–9 season in 1995. It was the first season for first-time head coach Tony Dungy. The 1996 Buccaneers season would be a turning point for the franchise, as the team began to acquire the personnel that would lead it into its most successful era. The 1996 season also marked the final year the Buccaneers wore their trademark orange and white uniforms. ==Offseason== Prior to the season the Buccaneers were still unsure if the team would remain in Tampa Bay or if it would be moved by new ownership family led by Malcolm Glazer and sons, either to Cleveland,〔“NFL teams shift into move groove: Owners to vote Feb. 8–9 on Browns”; in ''The Washington Times''; January 19, 1996; p.〕〔(“Pro Football: Vote Is Delayed on Browns’ Relocation” ); in ''New York Times''; January 18, 1996〕 Los Angeles,〔“NFL’s Games of Musical Chairs Making Football Fans Fell Dizzy”; in ''Ocala Star-Banner'', July 1, 1995; p. 1D〕〔“NFL Owners Spared Tough Agenda Today”; in ''Charlotte Observer''; May 21, 1996〕 or the nearby city of Orlando.〔“No. 1 NFL Rule on Relocation Is That There Are No Rules”; in ''St. Louis Post-Dispatch''; November 12, 1995; p. 03F〕 Eventually, the team's future was determined by a local referendum, which approved funding for a new stadium for the 1998 season. Rule changes earlier in the decade brought about a salary cap, and a minimum spending cap forced Bucs to spend more on players. With the new ownership, tax disclosures showed the old Culverhouse regime was running a “for-profit” business in which players who were getting good were released before their contracts could get big, all the while claiming poor and trying to get some home games played in Orlando. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「1996 Tampa Bay Buccaneers season」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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