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New Bucs cornerback Mark Myers went from college startup to the NFL

TAMPA — It's understandable that cornerback Mark Myers, the newest player on the Bucs roster, would be impressed by the team's practice fields at One Buc Place, with Raymond James Stadium looming in the distance.

The last time he joined a football team, it didn't have a stadium, didn't have a field, and wouldn't play its first game for a full year.

"I came in excited, came in ready," he said of rookie minicamp with the Bucs. "I was just grateful to be there, so I gave it all that I had. Thankfully, they saw what they needed to see.