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It's brother vs. brother in Bucs' preseason opener

Defensive line coach Jay Hayes is seen during training camp at One Buccaneer Place in Tampa, Fla., on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. LOREN ELLIOTT | Times

TAMPA — The Bucs open the preseason Friday night in Cincinnati, and Jay Hayes knows exactly which shirt he'll wear underneath his Bucs polo.

Tampa Bay's defensive line coach spent 13 years on Marvin Lewis' Bengals staff, all working alongside younger brother Jonathan, who is still Cincinnati's tight ends coach.

Friday is a family reunion and the first time the brothers have ever coached against each other.

"My mother got us all shirts that say 'Mom loves you best,' " said Jay, older by three years.