TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie tight end Antony Auclair turned some heads on the first episode of HBO's "Hard Knocks" when he sang the Canadian national anthem for his teammates.
He caught head coach Dirk Koetter's eye long before that.
It was in January, at the East-West Shrine Game practices in St. Petersburg, not far from One Buc Place. Koetter saw a 6-foot-6, 256-pound prospect out of Laval Université, who was holding his own against far greater competition than he ever faced playing in Canada.
The Bucs had a goal of upgrading their "Y" tight end, a player responsible for run blocking and pass catching.