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Panthers provide next challenge for Bucs rookie Kwon Alexander

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  • Andrew Astleford

TAMPA, Fla. -- A football rests in Kwon Alexander's locker at One Buc Place, its presence a symbol of personal growth and pride. It's from his first career NFL interception, and if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' rookie linebacker continues to flash, more mementos could be on the way.

"I really was trying to make a big play because we needed the energy and the momentum," Alexander said of his diving pick of Houston Texans quarterback Ryan Mallett last Sunday.