Cocaine use by some Tampa Bay Buccaneers...

Cocaine use by some Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the start of the decade disrupted the team and was a factor in the franchise’s decline, owner Hugh Culverhouse and other team executives said.

Former Coach John McKay also said in recent interviews that several members of the 1979 Buccaneers, NFC Central Division champions, had drug problems. Tampa Bay finished 1979 at 10-6, but went 5-10-1 the following season.

No players were mentioned by name in the charges.