Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Detroit Lions

5. DAVIS VS. HIS OLD CLUB

Veteran cornerback Carlton Davis III admitted he was pretty shocked back in March when the Bucs told him he was being traded to Detroit. It took some adjusting to, but Davis has since fallen in love with the culture here and being on a young, talented roster that has Super Bowl aspirations.

Today he gets his first chance to play against the team he spent his first six years in the league with, and there’s a little extra motivation for Davis heading into this one, despite his quiet and calm demeanor.

“He’s normally a quiet guy, but he gave the best introduction to those receivers that I’ve ever heard a DB talk ever in my coaching career, and that’s saying a lot,” Glenn said of Davis’ presentation to the defense about the Bucs’ skill players this week.

“The way he articulated how these guys are, how they act, how they operate, was pretty amazing yesterday. I wish I actually taped that just for my own, just so I can show other players like, ‘This is how you do it.’ But he does have a little something in him, and he’s not going to show that, that’s just who he is, but you can tell that it’s Bucs week for him.”

Davis said he still has a lot of friends down in Tampa Bay and a lot of respect for the players, but that ends at 1 p.m.

“They’re just the next opponent in our way, and it’s a long journey,” he said this week. “I do have a lot of love for those guys over there, but on Sunday, it’s football, man. There are no friends on the field, and there won’t be on Sunday.”