Not after what he did two years ago.

"I still can't explain it," he said. "It wasn't me. Something just snapped."

If you haven't heard of McDuffie, a Florida International University defensive back, chances are you heard about the incident that stained his career and character.

It was the Miami-FIU brawl that occurred in Oct. 14, 2006. With nine minutes left in the third quarter FIU safety Chris Smith wrestled Miami holder Matt Perelli to the ground after a point-after attempt. That's when McDuffie kicked Perelli in the head, an ugly assault still regularly viewed on YouTube.

A total of 31 players were suspended from both schools while Smith and McDuffie were kicked off the team indefinitely.

For McDuffie, it was an athletic death sentence. He was allowed to keep his scholarship, but given the brutality of his actions and the publicity surrounding it, no other program would take a chance on him.

Those who knew McDuffie best couldn't believe it. At Durant High School, Marshall was the sophomore class president. He went to church and organized Bible study and a sports camp at FIU.

"I was labeled as a thug," McDuffie said. "Now, I have to deal with people who say, 'Oh, you're that guy?' It's just something I have to deal with because it's a decision I made."

--It isn't often you see a fourth-round pick from your previous draft class mixing it up in rookie minicamp with some tryout players the following year. But that's been the case for defensive tackle Dre Moore, who spent the entire 2008 season on the practice squad.

"He's starting to look like a guy I want to say I want to count on," coach Raheem Morris said. "I'm not saying that yet. But he's looking like a guy that I want to say I want to count on him. Hopefully, the next I talk to you guys, I'll be able to say I can count on him.

"He's done nothing but positive things. I mean, I'm talking about from the workout sessions to conditioning to right now when you're talking about timing and precision. Hopefully, his game is really tough and physical. That will be the dream thing that will happen. In training camp, I should be able to really rave about him and let him go into the preseason and just go. I've got nothing negative to say.

"Sometimes, he has that little space cadet look. But that's a little bit about being young and the little stuff that drives coaches crazy and what you've got to smack out of them. But I'm fired up for the kid."

The 6-foot-4, 307-pound Moore, a fourth-round pick from Maryland in '08, reported to rookie minicamp a year ago out of shape and struggled mightily with the heat and humidity

"I wanted to fight him coming off the field last year, he was in such bad shape," Morris said. "Not even close to an issue right now. I'm not worried about him getting through practice, I'm worried about him finishing every play like he started the first play in practice."

Moore could be a better fit for the Bucs' new defensive scheme, which doesn't require defensive tackles to penetrate as much as hold up linemen at the point of attack.

--Quarterback Josh Freeman ruined a chance at undefeated seasons for Texas and defensive tackle Roy Miller when he led Kansas State to upset wins over the Longhorns in 2006 and '07.

Now Freeman is glad Miller is on his side.

"It's good to have Roy on my team," Freeman said. He said he remembers Miller getting hits on him.

"They were late, cheap," Freeman joked. "No, I don't really pay a whole lot of attention to who hits me. I just get up to see where the ball went. He'd talk a little trash. I remember one time, but I can't remember him hitting me more than once."

Defensive coordinator Jim Bates said despite Miller's 6-foot-1, 315-pound frame, he's strong enough to hold up blockers inside in the Bucs' new defensive scheme.

"Roy Miller did a good job rushing the passer at Texas, but he's more of a run-stopper," Bates said. "He had 5.5 sacks. He's an awfully strong young man and can get some push, which is important with how quick the ball comes out in today's game.

"The main thing is being able to hold gap, keep linemen off the linebackers and taking up space. He's a strong young man. He's not the tallest guy in the league, but if you look around the league you see there are a lot of successful guys that are shorter, stronger guys that are hold-the-point guys."

Bates said it helps that Miller has a chip on his shoulder about lasting in the draft until the third round.

"Oh yes. I like that from players, especially linemen. I like tough guys with something to prove. He's got something to prove to all of us and his teammates, and there's nothing wrong with that."

--Morris said the trade of Alex Smith is a sign at how strong the Bucs' tight end position has grown with the acquisition of Kellen Winslow, Jr. Smith was traded to the Patriots for an undisclosed draft pick in 2010.

"We had four starters in my mind on our team at tight end," Morris said. "Usually you only carry about three. Alex was going to be a valuable guy and if Alex was going to be on our team, we probably would've carried four (tight ends) because how talented he is. You get a chance to pick up a future draft pick and hopefully not lose anything at the tight end position if they do it. You do it to make the team a little better the following year."

QUOTE TO NOTE: "It was a slider and I went hard. It crossed the plate and bounced on the other side. If there had been a batter up there, it would've been a strike. There was no batter and Joe Maddon made a great scoop. The other thing about the pitch was (Matt) Garza came up and did the same thing the first pitch of his game. Then he went on to pitch seven scoreless innings." -- Bucs coach Raheem Morris on throwing out the first pitch at a Rays-Red Sox game.