Matt Bryant, who, as far as I know, is the only Buccaneer with an actual day named after him in Tampa, is a finalist for the Walter Payton Man of the Year award. You can read the article for all the money he has given and the time he has spent. It's a lot.
If Bryant wins, he would be the second kicker to win the award. You know who the first one was? Rolf Benirschke of the Chargers, who was actually the host of Wheel of Fortune for a brief period after football. True story. Derrick Brooks won the award in 2000 and Warrick Dunn won it in 2004 as an Atlanta Falcon, which somehow diminishes the prestige a little.
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That is a lot of Bucs and ex-Bucs. I always have had the impression that the Bucs players are some of the more community oriented players in the league. This seems to bear that out.
Posted by Matt Price | November 27, 2007 2:16 PM