Pictures from the Buccaneers' training camp practice with the Jaguars on Tuesday.
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/urb2ljpr6wmal5xbyoft.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![HC Dirk Koetter and GM Jason Licht](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/v8socyjarfyfdcftlbtc.jpg)
HC Dirk Koetter and GM Jason Licht
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/lee497rc0ch2n8ky5tle.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![HC Dirk Koetter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/kcnlwir2xrrps3brr7nm.jpg)
HC Dirk Koetter
![TE O.J. Howard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/ih2eb3xxeyh4kkmwzzpr.jpg)
TE O.J. Howard
![DE George Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/oyvjdzzwrrmbs7r6nj29.jpg)
DE George Johnson
![C Josh Allen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/u8yttqufcbbzrdel7duz.jpg)
C Josh Allen
![DC Mike Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/kxwtq2kjtof0yoqa0ktf.jpg)
DC Mike Smith
![G/T Kevin Pamphile](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/rmsesxmvp5y1ovy9lhpi.jpg)
G/T Kevin Pamphile
![DC Mike Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/onbm1zl2hzrjajrel8sk.jpg)
DC Mike Smith
![G J.R. Sweezy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/tjzxyvirnrngwiqmhjms.jpg)
G J.R. Sweezy
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/paauqullwk7tx6qlbtqc.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![Buccaneers Huddle](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/ievrl40bhltoo4hsxp2c.jpg)
Buccaneers Huddle
![Buccaneers Huddle](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/r2ja4ph8xpeeen9nrkcz.jpg)
Buccaneers Huddle
![Buccaneers Huddle](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/lpqqekqtju37o1xrhizq.jpg)
Buccaneers Huddle
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/dexbh3e1dt4bsmsrvfhq.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/lutmmisovbf76mc4xxzz.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![Bucs' Quarterbacks](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/mp2ftjag28pek90vvkze.jpg)
Bucs' Quarterbacks
![DT Gerald McCoy and LB Kwon Alexander](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/qpje2ruqnyk5noxgrzrp.jpg)
DT Gerald McCoy and LB Kwon Alexander
![DT Sealver Siliga](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/n6122dujkhgnepgzjund.jpg)
DT Sealver Siliga
![C Joe Hawley](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/nrbvv1uhtmqouaoc3ybp.jpg)
C Joe Hawley
![G/T Kevin Pamphile and OT Donovan Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/cbsisvqz5ftjra5vdi77.jpg)
G/T Kevin Pamphile and OT Donovan Smith
![OT Donovan Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/owgjdqyiw1ccwdsj6ttk.jpg)
OT Donovan Smith
![G Jarvis Harrison](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/ntp2lwppfedy3u3wolrl.jpg)
G Jarvis Harrison
![QB Jameis Winston, DT Sealver Siliga, and DE Noah Spence](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/utjhlxdavcu3gbhavyv9.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston, DT Sealver Siliga, and DE Noah Spence
![HC Dirk Koetter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/eso2xqqjiaa8vtuzxqj2.jpg)
HC Dirk Koetter
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/msxhqsqxli9hlcpziikh.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/a6yhiyluffnbgxztwjdh.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![LB Eric Nzeocha, LB Riley Bullough, and LB Richie Brown](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/yndccj4dbdlq7l70tc9x.jpg)
LB Eric Nzeocha, LB Riley Bullough, and LB Richie Brown
![DB Ryan Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/geq1yjn6aumvtvdw2vbm.jpg)
DB Ryan Smith
![CB Josh Robinson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/mjago3mgknxpmeewfwr6.jpg)
CB Josh Robinson
![Bucs Practice](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/cremne6r7aw7fif9vmdb.jpg)
Bucs Practice
![DE Noah Spence](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/ttqbaviik1oamkwcyvjy.jpg)
DE Noah Spence
![DE Sterling Bailey](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/fdzk6gvs9q6baah2jikt.jpg)
DE Sterling Bailey
![HC Dirk Koetter and QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/eth4hdewnoayo91gq5me.jpg)
HC Dirk Koetter and QB Jameis Winston
![DE George Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/pyofdplhwmvw7fcozsnr.jpg)
DE George Johnson
![DT Stevie Tu'ikolovatu](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/pxc0hoxqsbcrlowoespj.jpg)
DT Stevie Tu'ikolovatu
![DE Ryan Russell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/z6qipwns0ffzhg42asub.jpg)
DE Ryan Russell
![Bucs Practice](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/r8kxzehujoc1bxqo3ngn.jpg)
Bucs Practice
![DT Gerald McCoy and D-Line Coach: Jay Hayes](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/sdydnp1xlpz8teuuvjlr.jpg)
DT Gerald McCoy and D-Line Coach: Jay Hayes
![DE Ryan Russell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/atwo5midve3ypq9vua3s.jpg)
DE Ryan Russell
![DE Ryan Russell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/n5pxp2gi7p7jy5hgotzx.jpg)
DE Ryan Russell
![LB Kwon Alexander](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/uoovglk0a8t58t3nhohw.jpg)
LB Kwon Alexander
![DT Gerald McCoy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/psq6zwjqnwxp0cdyn0h6.jpg)
DT Gerald McCoy
![LB Eric Nzeocha and LB Lavonte David](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/j8wt2a7hzccrks1cic0y.jpg)
LB Eric Nzeocha and LB Lavonte David
![Bucs vs. Jaguars](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/bdunudczlzgaufpkftos.jpg)
Bucs vs. Jaguars
![Bucs vs. Jaguars](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/dxxhdiwyhqyjfmboirhb.jpg)
Bucs vs. Jaguars
![DT Sealver Siliga](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/gogyicipqlns4c1illpv.jpg)
DT Sealver Siliga
![DT Sealver Siliga](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/uo649xqhzyehxincqo7g.jpg)
DT Sealver Siliga
![DT Clinton McDonald](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/t3k3jknadhtjnqc7kxrs.jpg)
DT Clinton McDonald
![CB Maurice Fleming](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/xuavspc8pirolldktbni.jpg)
CB Maurice Fleming
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/yktozdtheccu99k425vi.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![HC Dirk Koetter and QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/ofghsflqwpcjrszva8n1.jpg)
HC Dirk Koetter and QB Jameis Winston
![ST/C Nate Kaczor and K Nick Folk](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/ctr9ugfmsvksvgrdzzzh.jpg)
ST/C Nate Kaczor and K Nick Folk
![TE Tevin Westbrook](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/zjiyouqn5df8o2mbtjie.jpg)
TE Tevin Westbrook
![HC Dirk Koetter, OT Demar Dotson, and C J.R. Sweezy](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/yor4drgukt9axyvftf2o.jpg)
HC Dirk Koetter, OT Demar Dotson, and C J.R. Sweezy
![WR Adam Humphries](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/lqedjvppfqmgthaj1l0f.jpg)
WR Adam Humphries
![WR Adam Humphries](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/c0xustfuad1xhtne2eku.jpg)
WR Adam Humphries
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/tlk09ippmjwavdhnaqia.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/q7i8uw8on4oqkxadnjps.jpg)
QB Jameis Winston
![QB Ryan Fitzpatrick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/n4edo3f3tjlmh6vmo79a.jpg)
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
![C Joe Hawley, RB Jacquizz Rodgers, and C Josh Allen](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/fwk6pvusqiyylt52xj3b.jpg)
C Joe Hawley, RB Jacquizz Rodgers, and C Josh Allen
![QB Ryan Fitzpatrick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/gu6o0t6idtlpk9rnjy9h.jpg)
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
![QB Ryan Fitzpatrick](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/ffeboeyazx3fnxgcuq3i.jpg)
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick
![CB Jalen Ramsey and CB Javien Elliott](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/srcc7bvcinnpjnr5rqa5.jpg)
CB Jalen Ramsey and CB Javien Elliott
![Bucs vs. Jaguars](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/n8iipbdttcckhj7pcdqp.jpg)
Bucs vs. Jaguars
![LB Kwon Alexander](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/zozpkqinc0cou2i7ua8r.jpg)
LB Kwon Alexander
![LB's Coach: Mark Duffner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/s9o56seowqpa5w68g0bw.jpg)
LB's Coach: Mark Duffner
![RB Jeremy McNichols](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/heyslcck2epdfdm2wbca.jpg)
RB Jeremy McNichols
![HC Dirk Koetter](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/vmvu2jxwxfg5eerd9tsi.jpg)
HC Dirk Koetter
![DE William Gholston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/kgegt7gfkxtlde9gigih.jpg)
DE William Gholston
![Secondary huddle](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/k58tvxymgz6nt8z1az04.jpg)
Secondary huddle
![TE Cameron Brate](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/flhn9kez9u3nxwodphwr.jpg)
TE Cameron Brate
![WR Freddie Martino](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/w1buyu1ar8e4kphcqkxn.jpg)
WR Freddie Martino
![Prayer circle](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/iuhgfnjqllwtxrooxoea.jpg)
Prayer circle
![DB Ryan Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/igbwvkqtimgwauuep1ya.jpg)
DB Ryan Smith
![TE O.J. Howard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/lfvebz8q7ynquumlmr9w.jpg)
TE O.J. Howard
![TE O.J. Howard and QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/zquinjjagdrwpzef9shx.jpg)
TE O.J. Howard and QB Jameis Winston
![DT Calais Campbell and TE O.J. Howard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/e5zfyqsmeqceeypsxdcy.jpg)
DT Calais Campbell and TE O.J. Howard
![TE O.J. Howard and QB Jameis Winston](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/ldx4vnv4mzmtwoqz3w5y.jpg)
TE O.J. Howard and QB Jameis Winston
![TE O.J. Howard](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/buccaneers/nqpykn7w8i9hwjepbjhs.jpg)
TE O.J. Howard
Ryan Smith waited 16 months to play cornerback in an NFL game. Now that he's finally getting his shot, he's getting it in a big way.
It was worth the wait for Smith, who was drafted in the fourth round in 2016 by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and told that he would be playing safety. Smith had started out as a safety at North Carolina Central, an FCS school that last had a player drafted in 2007, but switched to cornerback – the position he truly loves – as a junior.
As a Buccaneer rookie, Smith carved out a significant role on special teams but didn't get on the field at safety. At some point in the second half of the season, the coaching staff began using Smith at corner on the scout team, and the results were eye-opening. By season's end, it was officially decided that Smith would be moving back to cornerback in 2017.
Thus, even though he had already played in four preseason games and 14 regular-season games as a pro, the first time Smith took the field as a real, live NFL cornerback was the Buccaneers' 2017 preseason opener last Friday in Cincinnati. Which he started.
The Buccaneers consider Smith to be the primary candidate to serve as the team's third outside cornerback, the main backup to starters Brent Grimes and Vernon Hargreaves. That would have been enough to get him significant time in the reserve-laden opener, but with Grimes currently sidelined by a non-serious leg injury, Smith was bumped up to a starting spot. When most of the defensive starters left the field against the Bengals, Smith stayed on and ran with the next group.
When it was done, he had played 49 defensive snaps, or 78% of the team's total, the most of any Buccaneer. Nobody else even saw 40 snaps. Smith logged seven more reps on special teams for a total of 56 snaps, the most for any of the 164 players who appeared in the game for both teams. What was it like being the workhorse of the night?
"It was fun," said Smith. "I had a lot of fun. It was a great learning experience, first of all. I just made the best of it. I can't wait for the next game, getting more comfortable, seeing different receivers. I just want all the experience I can get."
Well, the second week of the preseason is providing Smith with exactly that. The Buccaneers came home from Cincy then quickly turned around and headed up to Jacksonville, where they will play the Jaguars on Thursday night. Prior to that, the two teams held a pair of very useful joint practices, giving Smith a chance to see different offensive sets and go against such foes as Allen Robinson and Allen Hurns. Smith will likely start again on Thursday night with Grimes still sitting out, and the starters are expected to play most if not all of the first half.
"Definitely, the more looks I get the better," said Smith of enjoying the week in Jacksonville. "But, shoot, on our team we see the best in the league, so practice is always a good challenge. But it definitely helps to get different looks like this against another team."
Smith tied for the team lead in last Friday's game with five tackles. On Monday morning, during a two-hour practice in which both team's defenses seemed a bit ahead of the other side, Smith turned in several more noticeable plays, including an interception of a tipped pass and a pass-defensed on consecutive plays in a full-team drill.
It was a grueling practice for all involved but, again, Smith is eager to soak up as many chances to play cornerback as he can get right now. He knows he's still a bit behind on the NFL learning curve.
"I was kind of tired, but you've just got to push through because nobody cares if you're tired," he said. "It was fun, though. I always have fun out there. Every day is a learning experience, and the more reps I get the more comfortable I get."
Smith is clearly enjoying what he's doing. Had he remained at safety, he surely would have made the most of it and still lived his NFL dream. But he admits that he always felt like a cornerback at heart, so he's pleased to have the chance to prove he can play the position. If he's successful in doing so, it will have been worth the wait for the Buccaneers, as well.
"I did, I did [remain a cornerback at heart], but it is what is," said Smith. "I'm just happy that I'm at corner now and I'm getting the reps I'm getting. The coaches are getting a chance to see what I can do out there. I'm just getting started."