by Chris Harry

Filed under: Buccaneers, NFL Police Blotter

Tampa Bay cornerback Aqib Talib, possibly the best player on the Buccaneers rebuilding team, received a one-game suspension Tuesday from the NFL for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.

Talib, the former first-round pick from Kansas who led the Bucs with five interceptions to go with 65 tackles in 2009, will miss the 2010 season opener Sept. 12 at home against the Cleveland Browns.

The suspension is rooted in an incident last summer when Talib, 24, punched a cab driver in St. Petersburg, Fla., and was charged with resisting arrest without violence and simple battery. A pre-trial intervention agreement reduced the charges, with Talib ordered to anger management counseling.

“Since last fall, Aqib has done all that’s been asked of him and more, on and especially off the field,” Buccaneers general manager Mark Dominik said in a statement. “We look forward to his return to the field in Week 2.”