If there is a rookie that has shone with its own light in the first two weeks of competition He has been the Tampa Bay Buccaneers receiver, Emeka Egbuka, current university champion with Ohio State. The rookie gave the victory to Tampa Bay with a 25-yard reception at the last minute to Baker Mayfield's pass in the divisional duel that faced those of Florida against Atlanta Falcons in the Mercedes-Benz Stadium.
Egbuka, in action.
In total, the receiver born in the state of Washington accumulated four receptions for 67 yards and a nine career in their professional debut. In addition, two touchdowns, the first of their 30 -yards mediated the second quarter.
A debut He left no one indifferent, since, in addition to his coach Todd Bowles, he got rid of him, Mike Evans, star receiver and legend Buche talked about his leadership: “I would like it to have been recorded. We were in the huddle And he said we needed to make this play with him running a route to the post and press the cornerback. Then, literally, he ran and scored in the next play “
I would like it to have been recorded. We were at the Huddle and said we needed to make this play with him running a route to the post and press the cornerback. Then, literally, he ran and scored in the next play
He was not the only leader of the locker room which flattered the selected number 19 of the last draft. The own Baker Mayfield said: “He is a true professional. He does not play as a roakie. It does not behave as such. ”
In addition to the comeback in extremis, Cruise It became the second player since 1970 that he has been receiving a touchdown to win in his first game since he achieved it Ernest Wilford en 2004. The Nigerian ancestry player finished his last year at the university with 81 receptions, 1011 yards and 10 touchdowns in 16 games, in addition to the national champion ring.
After the touchdown scored in Houstonkey in the victory against the Texans, Egbuka is placed with three annotations in the first two games of his career, matching the three that Jerry Rice scored, The best receiver of all time with touchdowns record, receptions and yards (in addition to four rings), in its year Rookie.
Those same three touchdowns next to the eight receptions that recorded the number 2 of Tampa Bay in his first six rooms as a professional place him as the only player in the last 40 years to achieve it. In the Super Bowl era (since 1966), only Louis Lipps reached those figures, in 1984. After two weeks of competition, only Quentin Johnston, Rome Odunze and Amon-Ra St. Brown equal to him with three annotations.
A player who arrives to make a quality leap to an offensive already dangerous, with Mayfield At the controls, Mike Evans, Chris Godwin o Bucky Irving.
