NOTE: The Bucs released Michael Koenen this morning 9/1, releasing the only free agent signing of the 2011 season. Coming off the heels of a 10-6 season in which the Bucs had the youngest roster in the league, coining the term YOUNGRY (Young and hungry) in the race to 10 in which the Bucs actually did it and won 10 games that year. Problem was Tampa Bay could not get into the playoffs with only 10 wins that year, as a Tiebreaker lost to the eventual SuperBowl champions Green Bay Packers. The Wildcard spot was lost in a penalty to the Detroit Lions when Kellen Winslow Jr was called for Pass interference. New Bucs kicker Kyle Brindza can not only kick FGs but kick off deep, and punt.
CONNECTIONS!! Its what the Bucs and Dolphins have in common!
FORMER BUCCANEERS FORMER NFL TEAMMATES
• Dolphins QB Josh Freeman was originally drafted in the first round • (17th overall) of the 2009 NFL Draft and played for the team from 2009-2013. •
FORMER DOLPHINS
- Buccaneers FB Jorvorskie Lane originally entered the NFL as a •college free agent with the Dolphins and appeared in all 16 games
for them in 2012. •
- Buccaneers QB Seth Lobato spent parts of the 2014 Season on theDolphins practice squad. •
- Buccaneers DE Jacquies Smith originally entered the league as acollege free agent with the Dolphins in 2012. •
COACHING CONNECTIONS •
- Dolphins Assistant Defensive Backs Coach Blue Adams playeddefensive back for the Buccaneers throughout the 2005 and 2006 •
seasons.
- Dolphins Assistant Quarterback Coach Zac Taylor played quarterbackwith the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the 2007 season. •
- Dolphins Assistant Wide Receivers Coach Phil McGeoghan coachedat the University of South Florida from 2009-2011. •
LOCAL CONNECTIONS
- Buccaneers LB Lavonte David is a native of Miami, where heattended Northwestern High School.
- Buccaneers RB Mike James was born and raised in Haines City,Florida, and attended the University of Miami.
- Dolphins RB Mike Gillislee is from DeLand and attended theUniversity of Florida.
- Buccaneers T Kevin Pamphile is a native of Miami, where heattended Miami Central High School.
- Buccaneers S Major Wright is a native of Lauderdale Lakes andattended Saint Thomas Aquinas High School in Fort Lauderdale.
Buccaneers P Michael Koenen and Dolphins CB Brent Grimes were teammates on the Atlanta Falcons with from 2006-2010. Buccaneers RB Mike James (2009-11) and Dolphins T Jason Fox (2009), RB Lamar Miller (2010-11) and DE Olivier Vernon (2009- 11) were teammates at the University of Miami.
Buccaneers WR Mike Evans and Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill were teammates at Texas A&M in 2011.
Buccaneers G Patrick Omameh and Dolphins S Jordan Kovacs were teammates at the University of Michigan with from 2009-2012. Buccaneers DE Will Gholston and Dolphins TE Dion Sims played together at Michigan State University from 2011 to 2012. Buccaneers RB Doug Martin and Dolphins CB Jamar Taylor played together at Boise State University from 2008 to 2011.
Buccaneers TE Luke Stocker and Dolphins G Dallas Thomas were teammates at the University of Tennessee with from 2009 to 2010. Buccaneers WR Russell Shepard and Dolphins WR Jarvis Landry and Dolphins DT Anthony Johnson were teammates at LSU with from 2011 to 2012.
Buccaneers DT Matthew Masifilo and Dolphins S Michael Thomas played at Stanford from 2008 to 2011.
Buccaneers WR Louis Murphy (2007-08) and S Major Wright (2007- 09) and Dolphins RB Mike Gillislee (2009), LB Jelani Jenkins (2009), C Mike Pouncey (2007-09) and Dolphins K Caleb Sturgis (2008-09) were teammates at the University of Florida.
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