TAMPA — It was the first interception of the day by the Bucs. As Todd Monken walked to the locker room after Sunday's 48-40 season-opening win over the Saints, left tackle Donovan Smith cut in front of him, pounded the offensive coordinator's chest, grabbed him by the collar and shook him before putting him in a choke hold.
The unnecessary roughness was in response to Monken hanging a franchise game record for points on the scoreboard in his first time calling plays in the NFL.
"I thought (Smith) was just going to give me a little dap, and he shook me like, if you've ever seen (the movie) Happy Gilmore, when he shakes his caddie or something," Monken said.