The NFL offseason is always interesting to see which players will be teammates for the first time. And for the Buccaneers, there is a very notable coincidence between two players on the team.
Tampa Bay traded for offensive lineman Shaq Mason, and already have Shaq Barrett on the team, meaning they now have two players named after Shaquille O’Neal. But the coincidence doesn’t stop there.
Barrett’s middle name is Akeem, and Mason’s middle name is Olajuwon. Both are named after NBA Hall-of-Famer Hakeem Olajuwon.
Barrett was born in 1992, and Mason in 1993, meaning they were both born when O’Neal was just starting his NBA career.