northern card...not sure if the GM totally said no to emmitt - or if he said - we will take him on a 1 year deal for the minimum as a backup..the Bucs were tight on cap space.. and this was before the pittman run in with the law (but before they had thomas jones)... So - I guess the speculation is that they may have at some pointed given emmitt the minimum instead of trading for thomas jones - but it is pure speculation..