The Facts: The Bucs signed Kranchick, who spent last season with the Pittsburgh Steelers and New York Giants.Terms of the contract were not announced. The team also released receiver Ben Nelson.
Diehards Line:Kranchick appeared in four games with one start for Pittsburgh in 2005. He also played in two games with the Giants. His arrival comes a day after reports indicating that rookie tight end T.J. Williams, a sixth-round pick of the Bucs in April's draft, may be lost for the season as a result of an Achilles' tendon injury he suffered during the final day of the team's three-day mini-camp.