Bucs give Barber shot at running back

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Ronde's twin brother, Tiki, is a star RB, and coach Jon Gruden wants to know if success at the position runs in the family.
LAKE BUENA VISTA - It just got harder to tell the Barber twins apart.

The Bucs are considering using cornerback Ronde Barber at running back, the position played by his twin brother, Tiki, with the Giants.

For the first time in seven NFL seasons Barber practiced lining up in the backfield and took handoffs from quarterback Brad Johnson in a drill during the team's first training camp workout....

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Barber getting time playing offense, too

Ronde Barber's playmaking skills as a cornerback apparently got Tampa Bay Coach Jon Gruden thinking about how one of his biggest defensive stars might fare with the ball in his hands.

So there was Barber, lining up at wide receiver and taking handoffs on end-arounds during training-camp workouts at Disney's Wide World of Sports this weekend.

"He asked me if I was game, and of course I was," said Barber, who scored the clinching touchdown in last season's NFC Championship Game by racing 92 yards with an interception against Donovan McNabb late in the game. "Now, I got to find a different way to score."

Gruden went back to the archives and read how Barber -- brother of New York Giants star TB Tiki Barber -- was a productive back during his prep days in Virginia

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