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Tampa Bay’s Vernon Hargreaves has his first workout for Bucs

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New Tampa Bay Bucs cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III has just signed a new contract for $14.2 million over four years. Why, then, is he spending all of his time worried about the nickel? Hargreaves may start as the Bucs’ slot cornerback in the nickel formation when the Bucs start to play in the fall. He spent much of his first day of the team’s rookie mini-camp lining up there. Why? “Well, his quickness and how good of a tackler he…

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Bucs pick Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III with first pick

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The pass rush will have to wait. The coverage, the Tampa Bay Bucs hope, will not. The Bucs picked Florida cornerback Vernon Hargreaves III Thursday night with their first-round pick in the NFL draft. Together with free agent signee Brent Grimes, the Bucs are hopeful to have a better secondary this year than last. The Bucs said they liked Hargreaves better than any player in the draft at No. 9. However, they moved backward two picks with a trade with…

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Could Vernon Hargreaves, Bucs be destined for each other?

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The fit is perfect. All Vernon Hargreaves III has to do is hang around long enough during the NFL draft. Hargreaves, the University of Florida cornerback, is a perfect match for the needs of the Tampa Bay Bucs in the upcoming draft. Although a pass rusher has also been projected for the Bucs in the upcoming draft, Hargreaves is a perfect fit. He is from Tampa, and the Bucs are in dire need of defensive backs. Hargreaves was already gone…

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Defense will give the lightly regarded Florida Gators at fighting chance

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Here’s a little secret about the Florida Gators. In their best years, it turns out, the Gators have a gift for playing defense, too. Oh, no one talks about it, of course, not at Touchdown U. Here, the quarterbacks are outside of the stadium as statues, and the conversation on everyone’s lips is whether new coach Jim McElwain can restore the offense. Who will be the quarterback? Where are the playmakers? What’s the play call going to be on third-and-nine?…

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Can the Gators upset enough teams to get into the Top 25 rankings?

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It is his first go-round. Everyone at Florida knows that about new coach Jim McElwain. He is just getting started in repairing the damage, and his quarterback is new, and there are’t enough playmakers, and the offensive line is thin. Everyone at Florida knows all about that, too. The schedule is fierce and the expectations are low. But for the University of the Florida, where the expectations are always high, the question never changes: Can the Gators at least finish…

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Gators’ Vernon Hargreaves III makes first-team all-SEC, 2 others honored

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The Gators didn’t get a lot of votes to win the SEC title this year. One, in fact. They didn’t get a lot of members on the SEC preseason all-conference team, either. One first-teamer, in fact. Cornerback Vernon Hargreaves from Tampa, who said this week that he considered himself to be the best defensive back in the country, was the only University of Florida player on the preseason list. Two other Gator defensive players were honored. Defensive linebacker Jonathan Bullard…

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Gators’ Vernon Hargreaves thinks he’s the best in the nation

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Who is the top defensive back in college football? If you’re asking Tampa’s Vernon Hargreaves III, well, it’s him. Hargreaves, the cornerback of the University of Florida, said as much Monday in the SEC Media Days. In fact. Hargreaves admitted that he has already begun to think about the NFL. “All the time … all the time,” Hargreaves said. Once he’s there, Hargreaves wants to stay. “To play in the league for 10-plus years, that’s probably my main goal,” Hargreaves…

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