Tampa Bay Buccaneers at New Orleans Saints Week 2 Recreation Preview

New Orleans defensive again P.J. Williams and quarterback Jameis Winston received two Atlantic Coast Convention championships and one nationwide championship at Florida State collectively from 2013-14. Winston was the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner and was the primary general decide within the 2015 NFL Draft by the Buccaneers in 2015, holding passing yardage and landing go franchise data, finishing 1,563 –of-2548 passes for 19,737 yards with 121 landing passes in 72 video games with 70 begins.

Williams prepped at Vanguard (Ocala, Fla.) HS.

Saints security Marcus Maye, who performed at Florida with Buccaneers QB Kyle Trask, performed for Tampa Bay Head Coach Todd Bowles and run sport coordinator/line of defense Kacy Rodgers with the New York Jets from 2017-18.

New Orleans defensive again Justin Evans was a second spherical draft decide of the Buccaneers in 2017 and performed for Tampa Bay his first 4 seasons.

Saints particular groups coordinator Darren Rizzi, Bowles and Rodgers additionally served on the identical Miami teaching workers. Rizzi and Tampa Bay quarterbacks coach Clyde Christensen served on the identical Dolphins teaching workers from 2016-18.

Bowles tutored Saints linebacker Demario Davis when he served as head coach of the New York Jets in 2017 together with Buccaneers Inside Linebackers Coach Mike Caldwell and Rodgers.

Bowles served as defensive coordinator & secondary coach at Grambling State from 1998-99.

Bowles tutored New Orleans S Tyrann Mathieu in Arizona from 2013-14, when he was defensive coordinator.

Tampa Bay Specialists Coach Chris Boniol is an Alexandria native who performed at Louisiana Tech and coached particular groups at Louisiana Faculty from 2015-16.

Saints VP/Participant Engagement Fred McAfee performed for Tampa Bay in 1999.

New Orleans offensive assistant D.J. WIlliams prepped at Tampa Catholic HS and his father, former Buccaneers quarterback Doug Williams is within the membership’s Ring of Honor.

Saints deal with James Hurst blocked for Buccaneers RB Giovani Bernard at North Carolina.

Saints receiver/returner Deonte Harty and Buccaneers lengthy snapper Zach Triner had been teammates at Assumption.

Saints operating again Tony Jones Jr.  is a St. Petersburg native who prepped at IMG Academy.

New Orleans receiver Tre’Quan Smith performed at UCF.

Buccaneers observe squad QB Ryan Griffin performed at Tulane.

Tampa Bay RB Leonard Fournette prepped at St. Augustine Hight College and was an All-American at LSU.

Tampa Bay LB Devin White is a Springhill native who prepped at North Webster HS and performed at LSU.

Saints quarterback Andy Dalton and Bernard had been teammates in Cincinnati.

Buccaneers WR Breshad Perriman‘s father, Brett, was a second spherical decide of the Saints in 1988 out of the College of Miami and performed in New Orleans from 1988-90. Hurst and Perriman had been teammates in Baltimore from 2015-17.

Saints co-defensive coordinator/secondary coach Kris Richard and Buccaneers operating backs coach Todd McNair served on the identical USC workers.

Buccaneers TE Cameron Brate had a 2015 stint on the Saints observe squad.