DIRK SHADD | Times
TAMPA — The Bucs got good news Thursday. Starting RT Demar Dotson has been cleared from concussion protocol and can play Sunday against the Panthers in the regular-season finale.
"I'm just glad to be back," said Dotson, who has missed the past three games. "I'm just glad to be back here with the guys, with an opportunity to get back out here and play."
The Bucs used backup Gosder Cherilus for the first two games Dotson missed. Cherilus was beaten on two key sacks late in the Bucs' Dec.