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On Tuesday, the Bucs announced the re-signing of 11th-year wide receiver Joey Galloway, one of the NFL's fastest men and the owner of 60 career touchdowns.

Terms of the contract were not immediately available, but Tampa Tribune staffer Roy Cummings reports the pact as a five-year deal that brings back a player whose speed was considered an integral part of the Bucs' offensive attack.

Galloway, 33, missed six games with groin and hamstring problems but was a major factor down the stretch. He finished the season with 33 catches for 416 yards and five touchdowns and getting him back in the fold was among the team's top offseason priorities.

Another 33-catch season would be sufficient for Galloway to reach 500 receptions for his career. He has 467 for 7,214 yards and 54 touchdowns.

With the emergence of then-rookie Michael Clayton last year, the Bucs were eager to pair their up-and-coming receiver -- a big, physical target with run-after-the-catch explosiveness -- with the home run-hitting Galloway.

Over the last four games of 2004, when both players were in full stride, Clayton and Galloway averaged combined totals of 10 catches for 148 yards and two touchdowns per game. That's a dual passing threat rarely seen in Tampa.

Galloway spent five seasons with Seattle and four with Dallas before joining the Bucs in the 2004 trade that sent Keyshawn Johnson to Dallas.

Galloway has also been a punt-return threat throughout his career, with five touchdowns and a career average of 9.8 yards per runback. Last year, he returned 20 punts for 142 yards and one touchdown as a Buccaneer.

For what it's worth, Galloway is the fifth player to re-sign or restructure their deal with the Bucs this offseason, joining quarterback Brian Griese, fullback Mike Alstott, defensive end Greg Spires and tight end Dave Moore.

The Bucs are hoping to re-sign receiver Joe Jurevicius, but general manager Bruce Allen still isn't sure the team will be afford both Galloway and Jurevicius.

"I don't know if we're going to be able to get both," Allen told St. Petersburg Times beat man Roger Mills last week. "We have made Joe an offer to come back, and his agent said he wants to feel the market more and see how it develops."

Jurevicius' agent, Neil Cornrich, said at the time it was flattering that Jurevicius has received interest from a few teams -- including former employer, the Giants -- but stressed that his client is interested in returning to Tampa.

"He loves the Bucs and coach [Jon] Gruden and thinks the offense is one of the most explosive in the league," Cornrich said. "We'll have to wait and see. We'll let the market come to Joe."

Other notes of interest. ...

According to Boston Herald staffer Kevin Mannix, Gruden is all too aware of the team's ongoing battle to remain under the $85.5 million allotted for player personnel in this year's salary cap.

"You know, I'm tired of talking about the cap," Gruden said when asked about the situation last week. "I don't know how it works. I just want some guys who want to play some football."

What the coach does know is that even with the recent dumping of players and restructuring of contracts, the Bucs will have a hard time making moves.

"How can we be a major player in free agency?" Gruden said. "We can't. It's like going to the shopping mall with no money. ..."

And finally. ...

According to the Newark Star-Ledger, the Jets are interested in veteran tight end Ken Dilger if the Broncos match the five-year, $12.5 million offer sheet they've extended to Jeb Putzier or a trade for him can't be worked out.