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Bucs not surprised by success of rookie safety Justin Evans

TAMPA, Fla. -- It was the type of moment Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie safety Justin Evans dreamed about. The first series of his first NFL start. On Thursday Night Football against Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. A badly overthrown pass intended for Chris Hogan. Evans pounced on it for the first interception of his NFL career.

He nearly had two more interceptions, finishing with two of the Bucs' three pass breakups against Brady. But by Wednesday of the this week, it had become a distant memory for the second-round draft pick out of Texas A&M. It's onto the Arizona Cardinals.