TAMPA — Bucs fans weren't braced for what they saw in training camp Saturday.
QB Jameis Winston, the franchise savior, practiced with a small brace on his left knee.
No, coach Dirk Koetter was quick to say, Winston does not have a knee injury. He is trying out the brace as a preventive measure. He isn't committed to wearing it during the season.
"Jameis was going to start wearing that brace (Friday)," Koetter said. "The brace they sent didn't fit right. They had to get a new one sent in. A lot of quarterbacks in the league wear knee braces on one leg.