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Bucs safety J.J. Wilcox out to prove he's more than just a 'thumper'

TAMPA, Fla. -- On the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' first day in pads, safety J.J. Wilcox made his presence known.

He jumped a route on a Ryan Griffin pass intended for O.J. Howard, diving for an interception amid steady rainfall. It was Wilcox's second pick of camp, with the first also coming off Griffin on a pass that bounced off the hands of Freddie Martino.

Wilcox had also leaped up into the air to break up a pass intended for Howard -- no small task for a 6-footer trying to match up against Howard's gargantuan 6-foot-6 frame.