Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Doug Martin (22) runs by outside linebacker Lavonte David (54) during training camp at One Buc Place in Tampa, Fla. on Tuesday, August 22, 2017. CHARLIE KAIJO | Times
TAMPA — LB Lavonte David finally made the Pro Bowl in 2015. Then came a new system under defensive coordinator Mike Smith last season, and for whatever reason, his game and his numbers fell off.
He went from leading the Bucs in tackles four years in a row to finishing a distant second to MLB Kwon Alexander, going from 147 tackles to 87.