Bucs denied chance to talk to 49ers DB coach

Published Feb. 12, 2012 1:56 p.m. ET

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The Bucs have been denied permission to speak to 49ers secondary coach Ed Donatell about their defensive coordinator opening, according to the NFL Network.

That makes Donatell the third assistant Tampa Bay has been denied permission to interview.

The Bucs asked to talk to the Packers' Ben McAdoo and the Cardinals' John McNulty about the offensive coordinator job that went to Giants quarterbacks coach Mike Sullivan.