Quick Hits | The Identity runs through this morning’s trending Tampa Bay topics:
Breaking down Bucs’ draft prospects after the combine | The QB field got a bit of a shake-up after Anthony Richardson bodied the NFL combine over the weekend. Which prospects are now looking likely at No. 19? (Pewter Report)
Beloved Rays radio man Dave Wills passes away at 58 | The Tampa Bay baseball and media communities are mourning a great one Monday morning. “There wasn’t a day that went by in the last 18 years when he failed to make me laugh.” (TBT)
Lynyrd Skynyrd founding member Gary Rossington passes ahead of Strawberry Festival | The famed guitarist died Sunday at 71. There’s no announcement on the band’s festival performance as of this writing. (Bay News 9)
Jon Cooper benches stars as Bolts keep losing | The third-quarter benching of Steven Stamkos, Brayden Point and Nikita Kucherov happened before the Lightning’s 6-0 loss against Carolina. (Yahoo)
City leaders break ground on Gas Worx | “When you think about it, the Channel District terminates at Adamo Drive,” explained Graham Tyrrell with Kettler Inc. “Ybor City really picks up on the other side of Gas Worx. We’re really trying to fill in that gap and make that urban fabric seamless.” (WFLA)