TAMPA. Fla. — Cross off Kansas State quarterback Josh Freeman from Tampa Bay's draft-day wish list.

The new-look Buccaneers have been saying since the start of the offseason that they would take a fourth quarterback to training camp this summer, and Sunday's acquisition of veteran free-agent Byron Leftwich, 29, means the team likely won't be in the market for another signal-caller during the NFL draft April 25-26.

Several media outlets reported that Leftwich, the first-round pick in Jacksonville in 2003 and backup to Ben Roethlisberger with Super Bowl champion Pittsburgh last season, signed a two-year deal to come to Tampa. He chose the Bucs after weighing an offer to re-sign with the Steelers and visiting the Washington Redskins.

The 6-foot-5, 250-pound Leftwich, who threw for 303 yards and two touchdowns in five games last season, will add to a depth chart that already includes projected starter Luke McCown, veteran Brian Griese and 2008 fifth-round draft pick Josh Johnson.

His addition all but assures the Bucs will bypass a quarterback in the draft, assuming General Manager Mark Dominik doesn't make a move with his current crop at the position.

New Coach Raheem Morris was on record as liking Freeman, considered the No. 3 quarterback in the pool after Georgia's Matthew Stafford and USC's Mark Sanchez. Morris and Freeman got acquainted at K-State in 2006 when Morris worked for one season as the Wildcats' defensive coordinator.

Freeman, a raw project whose size and big arm have reminded some of Daunte Culpepper, was scheduled to visit with the Bucs this week.

With their quarterback position now stocked, look for the Bucs to turn their draft-day attention toward the defensive line, where the club has done next to nothing to upgrade an area that fell apart late last season.

The line needs to be rebuilt with bigger and bulkier players to better fit new coordinator Jim Bates' scheme. The No. 1 defensive tackle prospect is Boston College B.J. Raji, but he's projected to go in the top 10, which means the club may look to the likes of Mississippi's Peria Jerry (a bit undersized at 305 pounds) or Ron Brace, who was Raji's teammate at BC.