On Thursday, the Bucs were scheduled to take the field for their final mini-camp practice before breaking until training camp in late July. But Head Coach Lovie Smith had other plans.
When the Bucs’ players arrived at the team’s facilities Thursday morning, they were under the impression that they would hold an early practice, at 10:30 a.m. as opposed to 1:30 p.m., like they had for their mini-camp practices on Tuesday and Wednesday. Shortly after everyone was in the building, though, Smith informed his team and coaches that they would be hitting the bowling lanes instead of the practice field.