For 51 young hopefuls gathered at One Buccaneer Place this weekend, a journey begins on Friday afternoon, one they hope will lead to a lasting spot in the NFL.
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will hold the first practice of their three-day rookie mini-camp on Friday, with the 51 participants facing different odds in that quest for a regular-season roster spot. Of those players, seven were chosen by the Buccaneers in last weekend's draft, 18 are additional rookies who were signed after the draft, three are first-year players from the team's pre-draft roster, and 23 are young men in town to participate on tryout contracts.