Tampa Bay Buccaneers St.Louis Rams CONNECTIONS: It’s what they have in common !

FORMER BUCCANEERS

• Rams G Davin Joseph was drafted in the first round of the 2006 NFL Draft (26th overall) by

theBuccaneers and spent eight years with the team and earning two Pro Bowl selections (2008, 2011).

FORMER RAMS

• Buccaneers Head Coach Lovie Smith spent three seasons (2001-03) as the Defensive Coordinator with the Rams.
• Buccaneers Offensive Line Coach George Warhop spent two seasons (1996-97) coaching with the Rams.
• Buccaneers Cornerbacks Coach Gill Byrd spent three seasons (2003-05) coaching with the

  

  Rams.

• Buccaneers Tight Ends Coach Jon Embree played two seasons (1987-89) at tight end for the Rams franchise.
• Buccaneers Defensive Assistant Larry Marmie spent two seasons (2004-05) coaching with the Rams.
  COACHING CONNECTIONS 

• Rams Tight Ends Coach Rob Boras coached under Buccaneers Head Coach Lovie Smith with the Chicago Bears (2004-09).
• Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher and Buccaneers Defensive Coordinator Leslie Frazier were teammates with the Chicago Bears (1981-85) and

  

  won Super Bowl XX.

• Rams Quarterbacks Coach Frank Cignetti coached under Buccaneers Offensive Coordinator Jeff Tedford at the University of California-Berkley.
• Buccaneers Senior Defensive Assistant Larry Marmie (1996-2003) and Offensive Line Coach George Warhop (1998-2002) coached with Rams Assistant Head Coach Dave McGinnis with the Arizona Cardinals.
• Buccaneers Safeties Coach Mikal Smith and Rams Wide Receivers Coach Ray Sherman coached together for one season (2010) with the Dallas Cowboys.
• Buccaneers Offensive Quality Control Coach Ben Steele was a tight end for the Green Bay Packers while Rams Wide Receivers Coach Ray Sherman was a member of the offensive coaching staff (2004).
  STAFF CONNECTIONS 

• Rams Executive Vice President of Football Operations and Chief Operating Officer Kevin Demoff served as a consultant, then as Senior Assistant for the Buccaneers (2005-08).
• Buccaneers Glazer Family Foundation Assistant Erica Sherman is the daughter of Rams Wide Receivers Coach Ray Sherman.
  PLAYER/COACH CONNECTIONS 

• Buccaneers CB Alterraun Verner played for Rams Head Coach Jeff Fisher, when Fisher was coaching the Tennessee Titans (2010)..

MISSOURI TIES

• Buccaneers DE Adrian Clayborn is originally from St. Louis

FLORIDA TIES

• Rams Physical Therapist and Assistant Athletic Trainer Byron Cunningham earned his bachelor’s degree in physical therapy at Florida A&M.
• Rams Director of College Scouting Brad Holmes is a native of Tampa, Florida and attended Chamberlain High School.
• Rams Offensive Coordinator Brian Schottenheimer played quarterback collegiately at the University of Florida (1993-1996).
• Rams Head Athletic Trainer Reggie Scott did a year-long internship with the Buccaneers in 2002-03.
• Rams LB Ray-Ray Armstrong is originally from Sanford and played collegiately at the University of Miami.
• Rams WR Stedman Bailey is originally from Miramar.
• Rams CB Janoris Jenkins is originally from Pahokee.
• Rams CB Brandon McGee is originally from Ft. Lauderdale and
  played collegiately at the University of Miami.
• Rams CB Marcus Roberson is originally from Ft. Lauderdale and
  played collegiately at the University of Florida.
  FORMER NFL TEAMMATES 

• Buccaneers S Dashon Goldson was teammates with Rams T Mike Person (2011) and QB Shaun Hill (2007-09) for the San Francisco 49ers.
• Buccaneers CB Alterraun Verner was teammates with Rams WR Kenny Britt (2010-13), TE Jared Cook (2010-12) and DE William Hayes (2010-11) for the Tennessee Titans. Buccaneers DE Scott Solomon was also teammates with Britt and Cook in 2012 for Tennessee.
• Buccaneers LB Jonathan Casillas was teammates with Rams LB Jo-Lonn Dunbar for the New Orleans Saints (2009-11).
• Buccaneers FB Jorvorskie Lane was teammates with Rams T Jake Long for the Miami Dolphins in 2012.
• Buccaneers DT Clinton McDonald was teammates with Rams T Mike Person for the Seattle Seahawks in 2013.
• Buccaneers C Evan Dietrich-Smith (2009-11) and LB Danny Lansanah (2008) were teammates with Rams C Scott Wells for the Green Bay Packers.
• Buccaneers TE Brandon Myers and Rams T Joe Barksdale were teammates for two seasons (2011-12) with the Oakland Raiders.

FORMER COLLEGE TEAMMATES

• Buccaneers third overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft DT Gerald McCoy was a teammate of Rams number one overall pick QB Sam Bradford at the University of Oklahoma and made NFL Draft history in 2010 by being members of the first college to have three players drafted among the first four picks (T Trent Williams, Washington Redskins).

• BuccaneersSMarkBarronplayedwithRamsGBarrettJonesatthe University of Alabama (2008-11).

• Buccaneers WR Russell Shepard played with Rams DT Michael Brockers (2010-11) and T Joe Barksdale (2009-10) at Louisiana State University.

• Buccaneers T Demar Dotson played with Rams QB Austin Davis at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2008.

• Buccaneers S Keith Tandy played with Rams WR Stedman Bailey (2010-11) and WR Tavon Austin (2009-11) at the University of West Virginia.

• Buccaneers RB Doug Martin and Rams WR Austin Pettis were teammates together at Boise State (2007-10).

• Buccaneer RB Mike James was teammates with Rams LB Ray-Ray Armstrong (2009-11) and DB Brandon McGee (2009-12) at the University of Miami (Fla.).

• Buccaneer LS Andrew DePaola played with Rams WR Kenny Britt at Rutgers (2006-08).

• Buccaneers CB Alterraun Verner played with Rams TE Cory Harkey at UCLA (2008-09).

• Buccaneers LB Jonathan Casillas played with Rams TE Lance Kendricks at the University of Wisconsin (2007-08).

• Buccaneers LB Dane Fletcher played with Rams T Mike Person at Montana State (2007-09).

• Buccaneers S Major Wright and Rams CB Janoris Jenkins were teammates at the University of Florida (2008-2009), where they won the 2009 BCS National Championship.

• Buccaneers WR Solomon Patton and Rams CB Marcus Roberson were teammates at the University of Florida (2011-13).

• Buccaneers C Evan Dietrich-Smith and Rams C Scott Wells were teammates with the Green Bay Packers (2009-11).