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Undrafted rookie WR Rannell Hall standing out at Bucs camp

SCOTTY SCHENCK | Times

TAMPA — The nickname was given to Rannell Hall at age 6, in Optimist Club football in Miami, when his coach saw him track down another player. Ever since, he has been "Speedy."

They called him that in high school, and for four years at UCF. But it means a little more when it comes from an NFL head coach and he's just an undrafted rookie, trying to make a name for himself.

"Whenever you get a nickname and you are a free agent coming in, that's a pretty good thing," said Bucs coach Lovie Smith, impressed in the first week of training camp.