Bucs' Graham listed as questionable

Dec 28, 2007 - 9:19 PM TAMPA, Florida (Ticker) -- Nursing an ankle injury, Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Earnest Graham is listed as questionable for Sunday's final regular-season contest against the Carolina Panthers.

The Buccaneers also listed wide receiver Ike Hilliard as questionable with a knee injury and declared fellow receiver Joey Galloway out of Sunday's game for an undisclosed reason.

Having clinched the NFC's No. 4 seed, the Buccaneers are tuning up for next week's first-round playoff contest against the New York Giants.

Coach Jon Gruden rested many of his starters in last week's 21-19 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. Graham carried only nine times for 21 times.

Graham's running this season was a big reason why the Buccaneers were able to win the NFC South after finishing last in the division a year ago.

Graham helped the Buccaneers overcome season-ending injuries to Michael Pittman and Carnell "Cadillac" Williams, rushing for 898 yards and 10 touchdowns on 222 carries.

Earlier this week, the Buccaneers signed a pair of receivers from the practice squad - Brian Clark and Chad Lucas.

"We changed Chad Lucas's name to Lewis so it's Lewis and Clark," Gruden said.