MIAMI — "It should be easy for you. You're in the music business," Buccaneers defensive coach Brentson Buckner says to Chad Thomas 10 minutes into the workout. The former Hurricanes defensive end is standing next to a neon yellow agility ladder on the University of Miami's practice fields.
Buckner asks Thomas to do a reverse karaoke drill, something he hasn't done since high school. He must tap his right foot inside the ladder, then cross his left leg behind him and tap the opposite side of the ladder. It's a difficult drill.
He nails it on the first try.