Eric LeGrand visits Bucs for 1st time

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    Eric LeGrand is making quite an impression on his new teammates.

    The paralyzed former Rutgers defensive tackle who signed a symbolic contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers visited the club's training complex for the first time Tuesday. He addressed players following practice and later announced his No. 52 jersey will be sold on the internet with proceeds benefiting spinal cord research.

    "If you never found any type of motivation before, listening to him talk is definitely a confidence and motivation builder," Bucs defensive tackle Gerald McCoy said. "He's a strong-willed guy. He's just a great person.

    "We always complain about a bunch of nothing," McCoy added. "For a guy to have the sport he loves taken away from him completely to be as happy as he's ever been, what can we really complain about?"

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