Tampa Bay Buccaneer Ali Marpet attempts to devour Smokey Bones' new giant Hawaiian ribeye to raise $4K for Metropolitan Ministries, April 20, 2017. (Will Vragovic, Times)
CLEARWATER — Ask Ali Marpet what he's tried to work on most in the offseason, and his response is, promisingly, quick and accurate.
"Snap," says the 24-year-old offensive lineman, making a transition — Dirk Koetter called it an experiment — from guard to center this spring.
Marpet has never snapped in a game — not with the Bucs, not at Division III Hobart College, not in high school, never. He's snapped before and during practices to be an emergency center, but never in a game.