evan spencer made the team. getting ready for the buccaneers on openings day. his father tim is the running back coach. >> evan spencer's college highlight reel at ohio state includes jaw-dropping catches. now the buccaneers hope he can provide the same offense after beating out bernard reading and kenny bell for the buccaneers fifth wide receiver position. >> i'm excited to do whatever i we have atlanta next week and i can't wait. >> after getting drafted by washington in 2015 he was let go in the last round of roster cuts due to a concussion. this preseason he had a minor knee injury and missed the third preseason game. spencer took advantage in the final preseason finale against his former team, catching every pass thrown to him. teammates that i'm here for a reason and i will give everything i can for the team to help us win.>> it's been a journey but i like to believe the successful people in the nfl of congress something and i went through an early hopefully. >> reporting with the buccaneers abc action sports. >> opening-night tomorrow night and the tiger

the team re-signed wide receiver evan spencer. >> getting ready for a tougher opponent in northern illinois this week. they are 15-point favorites over the huskies. that runningback marlon mack might not play saturday. >> he's still questionable for saturday. we hear differently around here. when they say two weeks that's one week for us. when they say two days, that's a day. so it's a little different. >> reporter: tough loss for the rays last night. bottom of the ninth, two outs. fashion. tyler the solo homer of the right and the yankees take game one of the series. >>> finally, serena williams beaten last night in the u.s. open semifinals in straight sets. enjoy your day. >>> nine minutes until 5:00 right now. the fight is on to stop a hustler hollywood store from opening right next to a chuck e. cheese but why it won't be >>> a mattress store is under fire for a commercial that makes light of the 9/11 terror attacks. we'll hear from that manager as they apologize after getting >>> checking the bus stop that tells us a good thing, right? we had a short week. a long weekend. it's made in

evan spencer release. but this helps an area that had little behind evans, jackson and humphries. >>> msu wins against ole miss. oklahoma's lost to houston, that helped too but while most of the nation's top teams played cupcakes in week one fsu state history. >>> as for the gatest, can't blame them. they feel disappointed, gators, not only did florida drop out of the top 25, they lost their spot to miami. the hurricanes haven't been ranked since november of 2013. houston cougars made a big jump. they go from 15 to 6 and georgia jumped from 18 to 9. >>> that's your morning sports update. enjoy your day. >>> home alone eou burglar. how a 12-year-old florida boy reacted when confronting that burglar in his home. >> ants bite an 84-year-old woman more than 1,000 times at z23y6z zy6z >>> let's check e this wednesday. dry conditions, 6:00, 7 a. in the mid-70s through 7:00, 8:00 and clouds this afternoon. mostly dry, just a slight chance of a shower in southern counties. otherwise 89 to low 90s. >>> kids with spe

evan spencer was released. this helps an area that had little behind them. >> he may not be the only wide receiver that drops in for a cup of coffee with the buccaneers. the coach them is that it is no >> there is strength on the backend of that wide receiver group.>> looking at the big picture this week, with their opener, it's about one thing. it's about one thing only. >> starting fast has refused -- has a huge emphasis for the coach. >> getting a two game rhythm >> it is the mantra of every team in the nfl during week one. but for the buccaneers they are on the road for the first two weeks of the season. >> we have our schedule set up. we will attack opponents early on. they have two games on the road. >> if you're thinking that the defensive coordinator, mike smith, maybe looking at this game differently, you are not far off. >> you have to have my, his city -- you have to ask mike, he was a he drafted some of those guys. it might be different for him. for me, i am just worried about what our team does. >>

to make room, the bucks have cut evan spencer, a wide receiver. the bucks will return to the field tomorrow as preparations for atlanta continue. have their hands full with friedman. >>man: i think they have a big three right now in matt and julio and then the tail back. they have three really fine football players, game wreckers, as we like to call them on offense. what they do in their running game fits him a lot and julio is a threat to score on the field any i'm very fond of ryan as a quarterback. those three guys will be the guys we need to stop. >>> we are so excited that the regular season is here and this is the big line up on sunday. starting at 10:30 in the morning, i'll be live in atlanta broadcasting live from the georgia dome getting you ready for kick off for 1:00 on fox 13. it's a double header as the giants and cowboys. regular season is here, we sure hope you'll tune in. >> scott smith tailgate sunday. >> i'll be tailgating on the sofa. before we go, we want to introduce you to a mom who will truly do anything for her son. >> even

the number of players by position broken down by greg evan spencer making the team as the fifth wide receiver. john sabol will have his story tonight at 11:00. alan cross making the team. and the bucs will only carry five linebackers. but this is unofficial. jason will make other moves. tonight at the trop, alex cobb back in business. >> that's od of the top stories on abcactionnews.com. >> and we will see you back >>> tonight, we're following the path of destruction. hermine now on the move, hitting florida as a deadly hurricane. winds up to 80 miles an hour. homes badly damaged. hundreds of thousands without power. millions bracing for a possible labor day washout. and tonight, watches and warnings up and down the east coast. our team in the storm zone. >>> secret notes. inside the fbi's investigation into hillary clinton's e-mails. what she told agents, and how many times the phrase "do not recall" came up. >>> out of jail. the case that triggered national outrage. former college athlete brock turner, pushing through the cameras. the new deadline he now faces. >>> school bus dange

to make room, the bucks have cut evan spencer, a wide receiver. the bucks will return to the field tomorrow as preparations for atlanta continue.

wide receiver evan spencer is going to survive saturday's cuts as well. >> it is definitely nerve- wracking. at the end of the day, you never know. i wanted to go out there and show everybody the organization. i was here because i will give everybody everything i can. >> it was a regular day. and, you know, it just feels you know, i was packing up my locker. and it feels good this year. my main goal was to be on the open day 53. >> and tomorrow night, the usf bulls kick off the season against tauson. expectations fill the air after an encouraging second half. the bulls were pucked by the media to win the east division. they lost in a tie break year. great rally. but they have to keep it going. >> absolutely thanks. >>> finally, a dose of absolute cuteness. this little guy was rescued from a storm drain. he will be okay. altogether, aw. >> a good storm story. and the good news, people didn't get hurt. >>> breaking news tonight. monster holiday storms, states of emergency as hermine batters the southeast. torrential rain, flooding, powerful winds, 30 million on alert, all the way up to connec

to make room, the bucks have cut evan spencer, a wide receiver. the bucks will return to the field tomorrow as preparations as in years past, the team will have their hands full with friedman. >>man: i think they have a big three right now in matt and julio and then the tail back. they have three really fine football players, game wreckers, as we like to call them on offense. what they do in their running a threat to score on the field any time. i'm very fond of ryan as a quarterback. those three guys will be the guys we need to stop. >>> we are so excited that the regular season is here and this is the big line up on sunday. starting at 10:30 in the morning, i'll be live in atlanta broadcasting live from the georgia dome getting you ready for kick off for 1:00 on fox 13. it's a double giants and cowboys. they will face off following the bucks and falcons. regular season is here, we sure hope you'll tune in. >> scott smith tailgate sunday. >> i'll be tailgating on the sofa. before we go, we want to introduce you to a mom who will truly do anything

. >> well, a bizarre fashion, bucs wide receiver evan spencer is no longer on the bucs practice squad. he was placed on the reserve retired list today. this is a 23-year-old second year player who fought to make then, was released. later resign today the practice squad. this was his dream. spencer can certainly unretire himself. by for now, no other team can sign him. it is week three of the friday night blitz and our game of the week, a good one tonight in tampa. paul ryan joins us live from tampa bay tech where the titans are getting ready to take on the wharton wildcats. hi paul. >> reporter: hey there dan. breaking news. we have ourselves a wardrobe change. if you are a bigger fa fashion shows than football. tampa bay tech is the place to be tonight. the titans debuting sleek all gray uniforms. you will see them tonight on the blitz. by the way, they lost in their old uniforms to wharton last year. blowing a lead losing 16-14. they hope the new duds bring them luck. >> every football game will be decided in the trenches. where we are able to protect our quarterback standing up or

evan spencer has been signed to the squad. the tampa bay lightning opened training camp september 22. just two weeks away. but if you can't wait that long to get hockey is here. russia and the czech republic dropped a pocket of pretournament mapup. three bolts on the soviet roster including nikita kucherov. #hockeyhugs. then, a rebound into the empty net. two-point effort leads rush shh sha to a win. the real tournament begins september 17. >>> finally, against all odds former gators quarterback tim tebow has signed a minor league baseball contract. the new york mets inked the heisman trophy winner this afternoon. he will make his debut in port saint lucy september 19. 28 teams came out to workout. nobody left with good reviews. they say he is as rough as can be. yet, the mets, that's a very mets thing to do. >> it puts fans in the stands. >> they said it is not a publicity stunt. >> they are holding to that. [ laughter ] you will report on him. first game i bet you. >>> that's the news for now. thanks for watching. don't go a

he played in jacksonville, and unfortunately the wide receiver evan spencer, the odd man out. he just made the team st and with opening day now just five days away, anticipation for the unveiling of this mike smith bucs' defense grows. now, the opponent, the atlanta falcons, expect to have a full speed julio jones at wide receiver on sunday. he is getting over an ankle injury. so the quarterback matt ryan will have a known bucs' nemesis on the field. now, it may not matter if the pass rush duplicates its magic from the preseason. in fact, the bucs' fans are 10 quarterback sacks. i say make it two players. and the glimpses we have had are that good. >> and we just want to be a dominant defense, that we can continue for the division. and you have to set the goal, set the bar as high as you can set it and we want to pass it. >> and now we can actually game plan people, and find some good match-ups. you're kind of just going, beat the guy in front of you. you're still going to have to beat that, but guys, the quarterback protections, those types of things. >>> and the opening week

reporting some moves have been made and a few of the key ones at receiver and throughout camp and evan spencer will win the fifth a final receiver position. kenny bell and reedy and the guys are out. they will hang on to five tight-ends. alan cross makes it over the sixth round pick. moves could be made in the coming days to include players at the. >>> a great event next week. and fox nfl sunday teaming up with the foundation for an event i will be emceeing. visit the seen on tv page. >>> it will be a big night at the trop as alex cobb makes his way to the mound recovering from tommy john surgery. and have him on a kevin cash to have cobb on a tight pitch count. the start is more correspond towards next season and the rays place the blue >>> and willie taggert is entering his fourth season and his best yet. they return the roster. confidence and the head coach that the players believe in. >> he is a father of three but willie is a father to all of his players. sometimes they need discipline. they grew up around here. but you thought the first time going there. >> it has not been a walk on the

they have cut evan spencer all the other than the signing. they will return as preparations full with matt ryan. jones and freeman and two of which the coach worked with. >> they have a big three and matt and julio. they have three really really fine football players. what they do in the running game fits him a lot. and a threat to score from anywhere on the field at time. and obviously on i'm very fond of matt ryan as a quarterback. those guys will be the guys we need to stop. >> this will be a big test out of the gates. live in atlanta. outsid of georgia dome. >> not bad. >> hot lan ta. >>> still will be warm. >> thank you. getting married. the buzz started up again what the buzz started up again what she is saying about this message. bob kidder, owner, new england shirt company: this factory has been here since eighteen eighty-three. we have over sixty people here making shirts labled made in america. but donald trump's brand of shirts come from china, his suits from mexico, his coats from india. trump's products have been made in twelve o

and will at receiver the bucs will keep evan spencer and that vitalli was released and they are going with four undrafted guys who ended up making this team. will tomorrow, usf takes over ray-j, kicking off their season. willie taggart's team returns a ton of talent, to go further but don't tell him 5"good job" he doesn't care for that term. >> people use that too freely, good job, good job, when really is wasn't a good job. and this football team is getting a lot of good jobs but we have not done anything, and so it's really not fair to this team or teams in the past. the pats on the back. >> and check out my facebook page, we have more information on smith's thoughts on the potential of building an on-campus stadium and they kick it off tomorrow, and don't tell them good job even if they win, it's a long season, around we don't want any of that flattery. >> but we need to know what his favorite snacks well when i shop, my coupons are in a neat little stack, and my weekly ad is folded like this. ready to go... that's how i save a lot at publix. how 'bout you? for me, shopping is a th

that tells you everything right there, and then wide receiver evan spencer decided to retire. and no word on why he is deciding to walk away from the game at the age of 23. going up their division rival, the atlanta falcons but jason wright says the team has a sense of famousness and that this week the bucs will get a good taste of that as the game unfolds against the falcons. >> just a start to see where our season can go and what we can do so you know i've been playing them first, like i said, like derrick has been saying all week t sounds double. >> we open with an away game and with the crowd because we have a few of those, and it's extra when you're playing in the division. >> and fox analyst jimmie teaming up to support those dealing with addiction. >> they've got a young, talented football team, and i think they are just going to get better. if they are in a tough division, carolina has an outstanding team, but it's going to be tough in that division. but i think tampa is going to be right up in tampa in the plaife play offs ts year. >> we invite you to kick off your se

they had to waive receiver evan spencer. having been his offensive coordinator in jacksonville in when he had almost one thousand runs. he was cut by the texans over the weekend. here's our sunday line up coming up. the first game of the regular season, i'll be live in atlanta, bright and early for our first tail gate sunday of the year. you can catch the bucks and fa falcons right here on fox 13, a full day of fun and football. >>> the first weekend of college football is already in the books. some great finishe really stood out to us was some of the great hits. come up with the biggest tackles of the weekend. it's up to you to decide which ones are the best. we're starting with tennessee -- you probably remember this one. at the end of the game, josh, the quarterback of tennessee drilled at the goal line. my goodness, coughs up the ball and a whole lungs full of oxygen. how about this one? this is off the field. and this is john hunter waiting just running out of nowhere, kind of like a wwe move. finally, how about penn st

and the times great is reporting that at reefer bucks will keep evan spencer and cut kenny bell. and dan vite they go with the undrafted guy alan cross. undrafted guys played the team and kept a player from last year. jude abareno. >> i approached it off season you have to make yourself, you want the staff to see your value. it feels good last year at this it is good this year to my goal was to be on that hope day 53. , the opening weekend and tomorrow night usf towson. willie taggert has been working to kick off what will be a very special season. >> counting down the showers. take us inside willie taggert as the >> like the player you are tired of going against each other. excited about an opponent. get the season started. and you know new year and for us it is -- it is september. always september area and we're excited about it. >> they are excited to play against and outwit and maneuver a coach? exciting to see they made a lot o improvements. , four years in you have turned it around. >> the two unfortunate words good job. explain that and how that feeds into the good job. it

unload players but the bucks put out a note this morning that just sounded odd, wide receiver evan spencer placed on a list called the release with football. let's backtrack here, spencer went through his second nfl off season this summer. was cut by the bucks last saturday then resigned to the practice squad this weekend. he was all happy about it. did he retire because he didn't want to play football any more? i doubt it. let's hope that spencer unretires at some point and this is just simply a way for the bucks to keep him around. >>> spencer is out. but guess who comes back? tight end danny bucks on twitter this afternoon. he was waved last saturday, picked up by the buffalo bills. then released because the bills claimed he had a torn labrum. the bucks did not diagnose the shoulder any where close to a torn labrum. obviously they see a good reason to continue his growth at that tight end position. welcome back. and this is unfortunate. a situation is going to effect tomorrow's florida state football game. the seminoles opponent, suspend up to 30 players for an apparent ncaa violation.

the casualty of the deal for the bucs, they waived receiver evan spencer. >>> the bucs secondary will receive quite the test in the opener against one of the best in the league. julio jones was the season leading receiveer with more than 180 and he racked up 255-yards against the bucs last year alone. second most of any team. and the defense always has their hands full when they have to face julio jones. >> he is a big problem. he is a problem. i mean someone that you hate guarding against. but, that type of challenge is what we fuel off. whoever is guarding him will it will be challenging. we have to come with our a game. the past couple of years he had some big numbers against us. but i think we're up for the challenge. >> you signed him for sunday. we are -- are you excited for sunday? >> i'll be in atlanta for the first pregame show tailgate sunday. you can catch the bucs and falcons here on fox 13 at 1:00. follow the giants and cowboys. fun. >> frivolity and football. the rays firing derek shelton and replacing him with the minor league coordinator. and matt duffy will undergo su

bucs bring back evan spencer. the bucs starting receivers are set. the trio healthy heading into atlanta and that's a huge last season vincent jackson missed six games and that left mike evans as the only go-to guy for winston. jackson is exciting about sunday's opener in atlanta. >> it's a first start, 0--0 slate for the team and there are 31 teams so i think everybody always has first week optimism and things like that. and it's no different for us here. we know that we have a great opportunity in fro we want to take advantage. >> vince helps everyone out. he's been there, done that. he's been in situations i've never seen so him out there playing is more calm and he just does amazing things. age can do that for you. >> sunday's going to be a homecoming for dirk cutter and mike smith. smith is making his first return 2014 season. smith spent 7 seasons as the head coach. going back to atlanta doesn't have smith losing sleep. he's getting more z's these days. >> i sleep better at night. that's the first thing. it's been enjoyable. it's been refreshing

on the offensive side of the ball, wide receiver evan spencer, he survives saturday's cuts well. >>> it's definitely nerve racking. at the end of the day, you never know. and i wanted to go out there and show everybody around the organization and mainly my teammates that i was here for a reason. and i was here because i'm going to give everything that i can. it means a lot. >> i drove to work today like and it just feels good. this time last year i was packing up my locker and it feels good this year, my main goal was to be on that open day 53. >>> some of the guys that survived the final cuts may still be in danger once other players become available, the bucks can still ma further cuts to sign players that fit their needs. ajay barema was cut last year. brought back to the practice squad. wound up playing on the main roster by the end of forward to seeing this year. good for him. >> do you think we're all set for the bucks then. >> no, i don't i bet there are moves made into the weekend. defensive line depth is still an issue on the team. and always on offensive line issue. they're

greg alman reporting at receiver, the bucs will keep evan spencer. so that means parting ways with kenny bell, freddy martino at tight end. they are keeping 5. dan vitali not one of them. being released. instead the bucs with the undrafted tight end alan cross. in fact four undrafted guys end up making the 53. game at raymond james until week three of the season september 25. but coming up tonight, usf will take on towson of the fcs at ray jay. kicking off their season. usf has won eight games last year. they went to a bull game. willie taggert's team with a ton of talent expected to go even further, and don't tell him good job. he doesn't care for it. good job and really it wasn't a good job at times, and like we said, with this football game we have done the good jobs and haven't done anything. not fair to this team or the team in the past with all these pats on the back, you know. i always tell our guys winning can beget softness and we don't want to be a soft football t team. >> scott: much more from coach t on my facebook, fox 13 scott you can h

wide receiver evan spencer the age of 23 decides to retire a day after being added to the practice squad. that hopes the door for the bucs to bring back their 6th round trip tight end danny vitali. no word why spencer wants to walk away from the game at the age of 23. bucs start their 2013 campaign with a bang going up against a division riv al the atlanta falcons on sunday. jasonlight tells us the team has a sense of calmness and confidence that it haven't had week one is when nfl teams learn what they are made of and this weekend they will get a good taste of that as the nfc south rivals unfold begins the fall dons. >> just to start -- the fal falcons. >> just to start to see where our season can go and what we can do as a team. you know, having -- playing them first, like you said, i think they have been take all week it counts double.we open up with -- you know, somebody who is in our division, the the experience being with the crowd because we have a few away games on the other side of the country this year. so it is a little extra when you play an individual. >>> fox nfl analyst ji

greg almond reporting that at receiver, the bucs will keep evan spencer and parting way with others at tight end. they are keeping five. dan vitali not one of them. being released. the undrafted tight end alan cross. four undrafted guys end up making the 53. >>> well, the buccaneers don't host a game at raymond james until week three of the season, september 25. but coming up tonight, usf will take on towson of the fcs at ray jay. kicking off their season. usf has won eight games last year. they went to a bull game. willie taggert has a ton of talent but don't tell him "good job." he doesn't care for the term. >> people use that, you know, too freely, good job, good job, good job when really it wasn't a good job at times. and you know -- like i said with this football team, we are getting all the good jobs and haven't done anything. not fair to this team or team in the past with all these pats on the back. i always tell my guys winning can beget softness, and we don't want to be a soft >> scott: much more from coach t on that i facebook, fac facebook@scott myth. you can hear his future

wide receiver evan spencer at the age of 23 decides to retire a day after being added to the practice squad. that opens the door for the bucs to bring back their s six-round pick from this year tight end danny vitale. no word walk away from the game again at the age of 23. bucs start their 2016 campaign going up with a bang going up against a division riv al, the falcons. the team has a sense of calmness and confidence it haven't had in recent years. week one is when nfl teams really learn what they are made of, this weekend the bucs athey will get a good taste of that as the nfc south rivals unfold >> just a start to see, you know, where our season, you know, can go and what you can do, you know, as a team. you know, having -- playing them first, like i said, they have been saying all week it counts double. >> we open up with somebody who in our division, an away game. experience being with the crowd. we have a few away games on the other side of the country this year. so a little extra when you play an individual. >> kevin: jimmy johnson was in tampa to support those trying to overc