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Long shot, but at least it's a shot.(SPORTS)(Comment)(Column)

Sarasota Herald Tribune

| April 30, 2005 | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Byline: Doug Fernandes

TAMPA -- It's the very bottom of the NFL pecking order.

Tryout.

One can be drafted into the league -- a first-rounder smothered in hype, a seventh-rounder sheathed in anonymity.

He can be a college free agent, deemed not worthy of a draft day pick, yet adequate in skills to earn a contract. An extended look.

Then there are players like cornerback Carlos Campbell. Neither a draft selection nor a free agent. Along with 19 other hopefuls gathered at One Buc Place for the team's rookie mini-camp, Campbell is here on a three-day pass.

A three-day tryout pass. Three days to give Bucs coaches a reason …

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