Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy looks up at the scoreboard during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars,in Jacksonville, Fla. The Buccaneers have lofty expectations and aren't afraid to talk about them. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File) NY198
TAMPA — They starred on Hard Knocks. They got through Irma. They hope, as Jameis Winston said, that Sunday's belated season-opener produces something more than a football game.
"A lot of people in this city have some troubling times right now," Winston said. "It's exciting that hopefully this team can hopefully be the giddy-up for people who were affected by the storm.