'Twas the Night Before Tampa Bay Buccaneers Training Camp

On this the eve of training camp reporting day for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, I have three fantastic pieces of news for Bucs fans. First, as we speak, players are moving about this country in order to report to NFL training camps on Friday. The first practices are Saturday. I hope you have your tickets to this weekend’s practices. If not, you are out of luck as the free tickets have all been distributed for all sessions until Tuesday. That is, of course, except for the night practice on Saturday at Raymond James. That’s right, the Bucs are offering a no-ticket-required open practice “under the lights.” More importantly, they are giving the fans an opportunity to get in shape for the season as well. The parking lots are opening early, and you may tailgate before the practice. There is clearly some buzz among the fans to see some football this weekend. Buzz to see the beginning of the quarterback battle; buzz to see Kellen Winslow in a pewter helmet; and buzz to...