FORMER BUCCANEERS
• Falcons Defensive Line Coach Bryan Cox served as an assistant
coach for the Buccaneers for two seasons (2012-2013).
• Falcons K Matt Bryant played for the Buccaneers from 2005-08 and holds the Buccaneers all-time record for longest field goal made
(62 yards).
• Falcons OL Gabe Carimi spent the 2013 season with the Buccaneers.
• Falcons Pro Scout Bob Kronenberg spent training camp with the
Buccaneers in 1993 as an offensive lineman.
FORMER FALCONS
• Buccaneers P Michael Koenen played for the Falcons from 2005-10.
• Buccaneers Director of Player Development Isaiah Harris signed as
a college free agent by the Falcons in the summer of 2003 before
being released prior to the season.
• Buccaneers College Scout Brian Hudspeth spent three seasons
(2001-04) in the personnel department for the Falcons.
COACHING CONNECTIONS
• Buccaneers S Dashon Goldson (2007) was drafted by Falcons
Defensive Coordinator Mike Nolan while Nolan served as head
coach for the San Francisco 49ers.
• Falcons Offensive Line Coach Mike Tice coached under Buccaneers
Head Coach Lovie Smith with the Chicago Bears (2010-12).
STAFF CONNECTIONS
• Falcons President Rich McKay and his family were associated
with the Buccaneers for nearly three decades. McKay was general manager of the Buccaneers from November 1994 through December of 2003, when he was named president and general manager with the Falcons. His father, the late John McKay, served as the first head coach of the Buccaneers from 1976-84, and was inducted into the Buccaneers Ring of Honor on December 5, 2010.
• Buccaneers General Manager Jason Licht (2000-02), Buccaneers Director of Player Personnel Jon Robinson (2002-2008), Falcons General Manager Thomas Dimitroff (2002-07) and Falcons Director of Lionel Vital (2001-04) worked together under Falcons Assistant General Manager Scott Pioli (2000-2008) for the New England Patriots. Pioli served as the Vice President of Player Personnel, Licht served as the Assistant Director of Player Personnel, Dimitroff served as the National Scout, Robinson served as a regional scout and Vital served as the Assistant Director of College Scouting.
• Falcons VP of Football Communications Reggie Roberts served as Tampa Bay’s Director of Communications from 1997-2001.
PLAYER/FRONT OFFICE CONNECTIONS
• Falcons OL Gabe Carimi was drafted in the first round (29th overall)
of the 2011 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears, under Buccaneers Head
Coach Lovie Smith and played two seasons (2011-2012) for him.
• Falcons WR Devin Hester was drafted in the second round (57th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft by the Chicago Bears under Smith
and played seven seasons (2006-12) for him.
• Falcons WR Eric Weems played under Smith for one season (2012)
during Smith’s tenure in Chicago.
GEORGIA TIES
• Buccaneers RB Bobby Rainey is from Griffin, Ga.
• Buccaneers DE Michael Johnson attended Georgia Tech in Atlanta.
• Buccaneers College Scout Byron Kiefer graduated from Mercer
University in Macon, Ga., where he was a letterman as a pitcher on the baseball team.
FLORIDA TIES
• Atlanta Falcons Head Coach Mike Smith is a native of Daytona
Beach.
• Falcons RB Antone Smith is a native of Pahokee and played
collegiately at Florida State University.
• Falcons P Matt Bosher is a native of Jupiter and played collegiately
at the University of Miami.
• Falcons FB Patrick DiMarco is a native of Altamonte Springs and
went to Lake Brantley High School.
• Falcons S Kemal Ishmael is a native of Miami and played collegiately
at the University of Central Florida.
• Falcons S Zeke Motta is a native of Vero Beach and attended Vero
Beach High School.
• Falcons Defensive Assistant Andrew Thacker coached at the
University of Central Florida.
FORMER NFL TEAMMATES
• Buccaneers QB Josh McCown played with Falcons OL Gabe Carimi
(2012), Falcons WR Devin Hester (2012-13) and Falcons CB Eric Weems for the Chicago Bears (2012-13). Buccaneers S Major Wright also played with Carimi (2011-12), Hester (2010-13) and Weems (2012-13) in Chicago.
• McCown and Falcons CB Robert McClain were teammates on the Carolina Panthers (2010).
• Buccaneers G Rishaw Johnson and Falcons G Jon Asamoah and DT Tyson Jackson played together for the Kansas City Chiefs (2013).
• Buccaneers TE Brandon Myers and Falcons TE Bear Pascoe played together for the New York Giants (2013).
• Buccaneers LB Jonathan Casillas and Falcons WR Courtney Roby were teammates on the New Orleans Saints (2009-12) and won Super Bowl XLIV.
• Buccaneers FB Jorvorskie Lane and Falcons DT Paul Soliai played together for the Miami Dolphins (2012).
• Buccaneers G Oniel Cousins and Falcons CB Josh Wilson played together for the Baltimore Ravens (2010).
FORMER COLLEGE TEAMMATES
• Buccaneers S Mark Barron and Falcons WR Julio Jones and CB
Javier Arenas played together at the University of Alabama (2008-
09) and won the BCS National Championship.
• Buccaneers DE Da’Quan Bowers (2009-10) and CB Crezdon Butler
(2009) played with Falcons DE Malliciah Goodman at Clemson
University.
• Buccaneers DT Akeem Spence and Falcons G Jon Asamoah played
together at the University of Illinois (2009).
• Buccaneers RB Mike James and Falcons P Matt Bosher were
teammates at the University of Miami (2009-10).
• Buccaneers LB Jonathan Casillas and Falcons OL Gabe Carimi (2007-08) and C Peter Konz (2008-09) played together at
Wisconsin.
• Buccaneers WR Mike Evans and Falcons T Jake Matthews were
teammates at Texas A&M (2011-13).
• Buccaneers LB Danny Lansanah and Falcons CB Robert McClain
played together at the University of Connecticut (2006-07).
• Buccaneers DE Jacquies Smith and Falcons S William Moore played
together at Missouri (2008).
• Buccaneers TE Luke Stocker and Falcons C James Stone were
teammates at the University of Tennessee (2010).
• Buccaneers WR Chris Owusu and Falcons TE Levine Toilolo were
teammates at Stanford (2010-11).
• Buccaneers LB Mason Foster (2009-10) and TE Austin Seferian-
Jenkins (2011-12) played together with Falcons CB Desmond Trufant at the University of Washington.
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