TAMPA, Fla -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie safety Justin Evans had no idea who linebacker Lavonte David was before he arrived in Tampa. It didn't take him long at all to learn who No. 54 was though -- the weakside linebacker flying from sideline to sideline in a flash, who was never out of position and rarely, if ever, missed a tackle.
"When I was in college, I only kept up with the players they talked about [on TV]. So of course I knew who Luke Kuechly was, but I didn't know who Lavonte David was.