Bears tight end John Gilmore is headed to Tampa Bay today and will sign a three-year contract with the Bucs.

Tampa Bay is looking to replace Anthony Becht and Jerramy Stevens, who are both unrestricted free agents.

Gilmore didn't expect to receive such immediate interest from the Bucs.

""The next thing you know, I'm on the phone with (Jon) Gruden,'' Gilmore told the Chicago-Sun Times. He told me, "I don't think you realize how excited we are to have you. You definitely figure into what we're doing, we're going to get you very involved in a lot of two tight end sets.' He wants me to do what I do and it sounds like I'll get a chance to catch a lot more footballs. He was probably a little more fired up than I was at the time.''