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Bucs To Add Malcolm Glazer, Jon Gruden To Ring Of Honor
Ryan Fitzpatrick: Jameis Winston Has 'Something Real Special About Him'
The Tampa Bay Bucca- neers will induct late owner Malcolm Glazer and Super Bowl-winning head coach Jon Gruden into the Bucca- neers Ring of Honor this sea- son, the Bucs announced Tuesday.
Glazer will be honored when the Bucs play the New England Patriots on Thursday Night Football on Oct. 5. Gruden, an ESPN analyst, will be inducted at halftime of the Bucs' Dec. 18 contest against the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football.
The two will join defensive end Lee Roy Selmon, head coach John McKay, tight end Jimmie Giles, offensive tackle Paul Gruber, defen- sive tackle Warren Sapp, linebacker Derrick Brooks, fullback Mike Alstott, quar- terback Doug Williams and
Jon Gruden got to hoist the Lombardi Trophy beside late Bucs owner Malcolm Glazer after Tampa Bay beat the Oak- land Raiders in Super Bowl XXXVII.
safety John Lynch.
"As we approach the 15th
anniversary of our Super Bowl victory, it seemed a fit- ting time to acknowledge our father and Jon Gruden for the immense impact they had on our fans and the entire Tampa Bay community," Buc- caneers co-chairman Ed Glazer said in a statement.
It might not be a starting gig, but new Tampa Bay Buc- caneers quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is embracing the opportunity to be Jameis Winston's backup. The two have known each other for less than 48 hours, but Fitz- patrick already sees things heading in the right direction.
“There’s a reality to the NFL, which, especially at quarterback ... there are 32 guysthatgettogoinasa starter, and I didn’t have that option," said Fitzpatrick, who last week signed a one- year deal with Tampa Bay worth $3 million. "I looked at different situations. [The Bucs] are a team, I think, [that are] going to be really good this year."
After a team outing at Top Golf on Monday, Fitz- patrick joined the Bucs for
Redskins RB Matt Jones Wants To Be Released Or Traded
MATT JONES Running back Matt
Jones isn't in the Washing- ton Redskins' plans, which is why he hasn't yet attended their voluntary workout ses- sions -- with no plans on doing so, according to a source. The third-year back would prefer to be released or traded.
The Redskins have no plans to release Jones at this time.
Jones hasn't yet shown up for any of the four sessions and it should come as no sur- prise that he's not in their plans. That has been evident since the end of the regular season and nothing has changed.
It represents quite a change from one year ago when Jones was the hot story in the spring, with veteran Al- fred Morris having left for Dallas. Jones was set to be- come the Redskins' top run- ning back and worked all offseason on holding the ball more securely and altering his running style, trying to stay lower.
Ryan Fitzpatrick said he looks forward to working with and sharing some of his experiences with Bucs start- ing quarterback Jameis Winston.
their first OTA practice Tues- day. He was particularly im- pressed with the way Winston interacted with teammates and his love of football. He said he hopes he can be a second set of eyes for Winston out on the field and in the film room for game preparation.
"In terms of preparation and leadership and all those things, he's got something re- ally special about him," Fitz- patrick said. "You can tell that right away."
Fitzpatrick said he also understands that, as the undisputed starter and fran- chise quarterback, Winston has to take the lead in their relationship.
"There’s a lot of things that I’m gonna see or start talking to him about," Fitz- patrick said. "If he doesn’t want to listen to them, he doesn’t have to or he can tell me to stop. There’s a lot of things you can’t learn unless you actually experience it. And so maybe help him avoid a lot of the mistakes I’ve made in my career, or even just a few of them. I think that’s part of my job here."
Former Bucs' Seferian-Jenkins Sought Help For Drinking Problem
New York Jets Have Female Defensive Back Coach
An ordinary day for the New York Jets -- Day 4 of OTA practices -- was another winning day for former Buc- caneers tight end Austin Se- ferian-Jenkins.
His 129th day without al- cohol.
In an interview with ESPN, the veteran tight end admitted Tuesday he sought help after the season for a drinking problem that led to a DUI arrest last September. Seferian-Jenkins said he stopped drinking Jan. 21 and attended rehab four times a week on an outpatient basis.
"Even since I stopped drinking, it's been a transfor- mation," Seferian-Jenk- ins, 24, said. "It really has changed my life. I just try to win one day at a time. I've won 129 days and I'm going to continue to win however many more days. It's been a
AUSTIN SEFERIAN- JENKINS
blessing."
The Jets took a chance on
Seferian-Jenkins after he was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers following the arrest. An embarrassing po- lice video surfaced in the af- termath, showing him making crude remarks in the back of the police cruiser. In March, he received a two- game suspension for violat- ing the NFL's personal-conduct policy.
Collette Smith is the new defensive back coach for the New York Jets.
Smith, 44, started as a pre- season intern who will work this summer with the defensive backs during training camp.
She is also currently a coach and marketing executive with the New York Sharks, a team under the Independent Women's Football League. Be- fore working on the sidelines, Smith played for the Sharks for three years before a knee in- jury.
Collette Smith with DB at the New York Jets camp.
Smith will follow in the footsteps of Jen Welter, the first woman to hold a coaching position in the NFL.
Serena Williams Joins Tech Company Board
Tennis superstar Serena Williams is making a volley into the technology world by joining the board of online sur- vey giant SurveyMonkey, the company announced last Wednesday.
Serena’s selection was made possible through her friendship with Facebook COO and SurveyMonkey board member Sheryl Sandberg. Sandberg was married to the late Dave Goldberg, Survey- Monkey's former CEO.
SurveyMonkey’s present CEO Zander Lurie was look- ing to add more outside board members, and hit it off with Serena at a dinner party at Sandberg's house last fall, and it started the conversation about how they could work to- gether.
Williams has built a mas- sive business around her tennis achievements, which includes winning 23 Grand Slam singles
Serena Williams with Sur- veyMonkey CEO Zander Lurie and staff.
titles, the most in the Open era. She's the world's highest paid female athlete, with $77.6 mil- lion in career prize money, more than twice as much as any other female athlete in his- tory, according to Forbes.
That doesn't include en- dorsement deals with Nike and J.P. Morgan Chase. She also has a clothing business she promotes on TV shopping net- work HSN.
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