 A developing safety prospect who displayed a nose for the ball in his second season in 2008… Possesses great speed and will deliver the big hit… Proved to be a threat on special teams his rookie season before being placed on injured reserve on September 26, 2007… Played in 27 career games with 14 starts, totaling 119 tackles, three interceptions, nine passes defensed, one fumble recovery, one forced fumble, 11 special teams tackles and one forced fumble on special teams… Also picked up a blocked punt at Atlanta (12/14/08) and returned it 18 yards to set up K Matt Bryant’s game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter… Entered the league as Tampa Bay’s second-round selection (64th overall) in the 2007 NFL Draft. |
 2009: Started all nine contests… Ranks third on the team with 60 tackles… Tied for the team lead with eight tackles in season opener against Dallas (9/13)… Recorded a then career-high nine tackles, one pass defensed and one fumble recovery at Buffalo (9/20)… Added his first interception of the season off QB Trent Edwards against the Bills and returned fumble recovery 72 yards to set up a Buccaneers touchdown… Posted eight tackles, including one TFL, vs. N.Y. Giants (9/27)… Had five tackles at Washington (10/4)… Finished with one tackle at Philadelphia (10/11)… Tied his then career high with nine tackles vs. Carolina (10/18)… Recorded seven tackles vs. New England (10/25)… Had three tackles vs. Green Bay (11/8)… Posted a career-high 10 tackles and one forced fumble at Miami (11/15). |
 2008: Played in 15 contests with five starts (at Kansas City, vs. Minnesota, at Detroit, vs. San Diego and vs. Oakland) and inactive for one other (at Denver)… Made first career start at Kansas City (11/2)… Recorded first career interception against Atlanta (9/14)… Posted 59 tackles, including one TFL, two interceptions, eight passes defensed, nine special teams tackles and one special teams forced fumble on the season… Saw action on special teams and in the secondary, recording one tackle in season opener at New Orleans (9/7)… Recorded first career interception off QB Matt Ryan against Atlanta (9/14)… Finished contest against the Falcons with two tackles, one pass defensed, one special teams tackle and one special teams forced fumble… Had five tackles at Chicago (9/21)… Notched two special teams tackles vs. Green Bay (9/28)… Inactive at Denver (10/5) because of injury… Returned to action vs. Carolina (10/12), posting four tackles and one special teams tackle… Tallied three tackles vs. Seattle (10/19)… Replaced the injured S Jermaine Phillips at Dallas (10/26), totaling a career-high eight tackles, including one TFL… Made first career start at Kansas City (11/2), totaling eight tackles and one pass defensed… Had five stops in start vs. Minnesota (11/16)… Posted two stops, three passes defensed and one special teams tackle at Detroit (11/23)… Recorded two tackles and two special teams stops at Carolina (12/8)… Totaled six tackles, one pass defensed and two special teams tackles at Atlanta (12/14)… Also picked up a blocked punt and returned it 18 yards to set up K Matt Bryant’s game-tying field goal in the fourth quarter… Finished start vs. San Diego (12/21) with seven tackles and one pass defensed… Picked off a QB JaMarcus Russell pass in the fourth quarter and returned it 84 yards to set up a Buccaneers touchdown vs. Oakland (12/28)… Finished game against the Raiders with five tackles, an interception and one pass defensed. 2007: Played in three games (at Seattle, vs. New Orleans and vs. St. Louis) before being placed on injured reserve on September 26… Finished the season with two special teams tackles… Made NFL debut at Seattle (9/9), finishing with one special teams tackle… Notched one special teams stop vs. New Orleans (9/16)… Appeared on special teams vs. St. Louis (9/23) before leaving the contest with a foot injury. |
 Played in 48 games with 36 starts for Oregon State… Finished college career with 178 tackles, three fumble recoveries, one forced fumble, 29 passes defensed, one sack and rank tied for second in school history with 15 interceptions… Also added nine special teams tackles and one fumble recovery… As a senior, earned All-Pac 10 Conference first-team honors and was a member of the Nagurski Award (nation’s top defensive player) and Thorpe Award (nation’s top defensive back) Watch Lists… Also named All-Pac 10 honorable mention as a junior and sophomore… Named the defensive team captain as a senior and started all 12 games at strong safety, ranking fourth on the team with 64 tackles, one sack, and ranked third in the Pac-10 and led the team with five interceptions…Also led the team with 12 passes defensed… Started all 11 games at strong safety during his junior year, finishing third on the team with 54 tackles and led the team with four interceptions, returning one for a touchdown… Also added eight passes defensed and two fumble recoveries… Started all 12 games at strong safety as a sophomore… Ranked sixth on the team with 54 tackles and added one fumble recovery and eight passes defensed… Also ranked second on the team with five interceptions… Had four tackles on special teams and blocked one field goal… As a redshirt freshman, played all 13 games as a reserve strong safety and was a key member on special teams… Recorded four tackles, one pass defensed and one interception… Majored in speech communication. |
 Son of Diane and Sabatino Piscitelli… Signed autographs and greeted fans at the 2008 Official Season Kickoff Party presented by Miller Lite… Participated in a faith-based youth football clinic with Buccaneers chaplain Doug Gilcrease and teammates at Belmont Heights in October 2008... Visited DisneyQuest with children from the Pine Hills Branch of the Boys & Girls Club of Central Florida and the Buccaneers Rookie Club in June 2007… Hosted a football camp for 60 children from the Boys & Girls Clubs of Tampa Bay and MacDill Air Force Base with the Buccaneers Rookie Club in June 2007… Provided insight into the 2007 season to the Greater Tampa, St. Petersburg Area and Clearwater Regional Chambers of Commerce at two football season kickoff events sponsored by BB&T and the Tampa Tribune… As a member of the Buccaneers Rookie Club, bowled with children from Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Tampa Bay and Big Brothers/Big Sisters of Pinellas County on Memorial Day 2007… Attended Boca Raton (FL) High School… Did not compete in football until his junior year… Named District 10, Class 5A Division Defensive Player of the Year by the Boca Raton News… Also named second-team All-State and first-team All-Area, All-County and All-Conference as a senior… Finished his senior year with 62 tackles, seven interceptions, 10 sacks and three fumble recoveries… Earned four letters in baseball… Born Sabatino Carmine Piscitelli on August 24, 1983 in Boca Raton, Florida. |
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