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EVEN MORE MINICAMP REPORTS
Finally, here are the last of the minicamp reports for the first weekend of post-draft sessions. You've liked them so much that we need to keep doing them.
Finally, here are the last of the minicamp reports for the first weekend of post-draft sessions. You've liked them so much that we need to keep doing them.
And now we're trying to figure out how in the heck we'll manage to do regular team-by-team training camp reports in July and August.
Tampa Bay: Coach Jon Gruden, on his rookies: "They better quit watching the NFL Network all day and they better quit playing their video games and get off the cell phones and the Blackberries and all that stuff and get outside here on the nice, green grass. Find a place to run and run. And then run again and run again." (Wow. He said "run" in that passage about as offen as he ordinarily says the "F" word.) . . . Rookie Tanard Jackson played cornerback in college, but will primarily be a safety with the Bucs. . . . The Bucs have three key offensive linemen who are 23 or younger, and another one who is 24. . . . Former Nebraska QB Zac Taylor is one of six signal-callers on the roster. . . . Coach Jon Gruden sees leadership qualities in first-round DE Gaines Adams. . . . Sabby Piscitelli's first name is "Sabatino." (There's nothing like having a good Irish boy on the roster.)
Washington: DL Justin Hickman, an undrafted rookie, has a chance to make the team, given that the 'Skins drafted no others at this key area of need. . . . LB Dallas Sartz and LB H.B. Blades were roommates at the scouting combine, and are now hoping to be the eventual replacements for Marcus Washington and London Fletcher. . . . QB Mark Brunell won't throw in team drills until training camp, due to offseason shoulder surgery. . . . Offensive coordinator Al Saunders isn't sure when RB Clinton Portis (shoulder surgery) will be cleared to fully participate in practice. . . . Meet LaRon Landry. . . . Landry will be the strong safety and Sean Taylor will be the free safety. . . . Defensive coordinator Gregg Williams is distancing himself from the Cover 2/Tampa 2 schemes of the past two years. . . . Undrafted CB Byron Westbrook is the brother of Eagles RB Brian Westbrook. . . . The Commanders brought in 64 undrafted free agents for tryouts.
