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Lions General Manager Martin Mayhew played cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for four seasons from 1993-96, and played collegiately for Florida State University.
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Bucs Offensive Coordinator Greg Olson worked as the quarterbacks coach for the Lions in 2004, and was promoted to offensive coordinator in addition to being quarterbacks coach in 2005.
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Bucs Defensive Backs Coach Jimmy Lake was the Lions secondary coach in 2008.
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Lions Vice President of Football Operations Cedric Saunders was the director of player development for the Buccaneers from 2001-05.
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Lions Secondary Coach Tim Walton worked at the University of Miami (FL) as a defensive backs coach from 2004-06, and defensive coordinator in 2007.
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Lions Offensive Line Coach George Yarno served as Tampa Bay’s assistant offensive line coach in 2008.
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Lions WR Maurice Stovall was selected by the Bucs in the third-round (90th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft and spent five seasons with the team. He scored his first career touchdown at Detroit (10/21/07).
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Lions TE Will Heller played for the Bucs from 2003-05.
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Bucs CB E.J. Biggers played collegiately at Western Michigan University from 2005-2008.
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Lions DT Andre Fluellen played collegiately for Florida State University from 2003-07.
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Lions T Jason Fox played collegiately for the University of Miami (FL) from 2006-09.
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Lions Wide Receivers coach Shawn Jefferson was born in Jacksonville and played collegiately for the University of Central Florida.
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