Quick Hits | The Identity runs through this morning’s trending Tampa Bay topics:
Doug Baldwin says Bucs “lucky to have” Dave Canales | “He’s gone through his trials and tribulations as a man through the coaching ranks,” Baldwin told FOX Sports. “And the one thing that stands out to me is that he’s learned his lessons and he’s applying those lessons he’s learned as a young man and an adult and a father and a husband and sharing those lessons with the young guys…He has a personality that’s magnetizing, because he can speak to anybody.” (FOX Sports)
Is the hiring of Dave Canales a package deal? | Joe explores the idea that veteran free agent Geno Smith may just follow Canales to Tampa Bay. (JoeBucsFan.com)
Founder Phil Esposito to be inducted into Lightning Hall of Fame | The Tampa Bay and NHL legend will be enshrined in the Bolts’ inaugural Hall alongside Martin St. Louis and Vincent Lecavalier. (Lightning)
Tampa Bay Watch celebrates 30 years of keeping our waters healthy | The organization has created 111,038 square feet of oyster reef by installing thousands of tons of shell—some so significant it can be seen from Google Earth. (WTSP)
Q&A with XFL wideout and former FSU five-star George Campbell | Campbell is getting another shot at professional football with the St. Louis Blackhawks, a team coached by former Bucs tight end Anthony Becht. (TBT)