Tampa Bay Buccaneer Players Receive Free iPads, Not HP TouchPads

I guess the $99 HP TouchPad sale wasn't enough to woo the coaching staff of the National Football League's Tampa Bay Buccaneers. All of the Bucs' players received an iPad 2 to replace their oversized playbooks.

The iPads also allow players to watch tape of games and practices.

"It's convenient. It's fast," safety Cody Grimm said. "I was snacking out on the couch and watching some film, and realized I was, like, two quarters through a game already."

Coach Raheem Morris came up with the idea to use the iPads to convince players to watch more tape at home. Previously players had to convert game footage to DVD if they wanted to study it somewhere else.

If the Bucs play well this season, Apple should use it as a new marketing campaign.

You can be like the Tampa Bay players with your own Buccaneers iPad cover!