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Tampa Bay Buccaneers
quarterback Jameis Winston Unseeded Roberta Vinci ends Serena’s Slam bid
(3) throws a pass against
the Cleveland Browns dur- Roberta Vinci, of Italy, reacts
ing the first quarter of an NFL after winning the second set
preseason football game against Serena Williams during
Saturday, Aug. 29, 2015, in a semifinal match at the U.S.
Tampa, Fla. Open tennis tournament, Friday,
Sept. 11, 2015, in New York.
Associated Press Associated Press
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Matchup of
weak teams
in opening

spotlight.
Why? QBs.

BARRY WILNER
AP Pro Football Writer
The spotlight for the NFL
openers on Sunday will
find its way to the Tampa
Bay Buccaneers and Ten-
nessee Titans, who won
only a combined four
games last season.
In a brilliant schedul-
ing move, the league
matched up Jameis Win-
ston and Marcus Mariota,
the quarterbacks picked
No. 1 and 2 in the draft in
May.
Winston was taken by the
Buccaneers, and Mari-
ota by Tennessee. Both
own Heisman Trophies,
and both are the primary
building blocks for down-
trodden franchises.
Yet, to expect a lot from
either of them in their pro
debuts would be unfair.

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