Rising Star Rueben Bain Shines in Tampa Bay Buccaneers

I can't wait to see Ruben Bain, the rookie for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this year playing for that team. Here was a guy that was going to be a top 10 selection but because of Clutch Sports and because of Nicole Lynn's group and because of all the things that happened with him not signing with Clutch Sports, all these narratives got put out. One, the unfortunate accident that he had when he was a player at the University of Miami, which a person passed away in, then they started talking about his short arms. Well, I've watched him play so far in the exhibition season and he has been electric. Ruben Bain is going to be my prediction on making it and being named the Defensive Rookie of the Year in the National Football League. I thought this guy was the best football player defensively in the country a year ago. I thought he was the best football player on the field of the National Championship game when they took on Indiana down in South Florida. Ruben Bain, I've known his family for over 30 years. Played with his uncle Tolbert Bain at the University of Miami and I've known the kid. The kid's nothing but character. He's a guy that's going to transform. I think Todd Bowles' defense may be giving Todd that one-star football player that they haven't had down there in a long time. Ruben Bain had to go through the draft process. Michael Irvin and I both talked about it. How in God's name do you throw all of that innuendo out at Ruben Bain about the short arms, not being able to be able to play in the NFL at that position as an edge rusher, trying to dismiss all the things that he had accomplished at the University of Miami. Then you release that unfortunate story. By the way, that story and that accident happened three years ago, but as the draft got closer, all of those stories came out trying to hurt his position in a draft, which it did. He ended up going 15th overall to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was supposed to be a top 10 pick. This shows you and motivates people sometimes to doing great things. I've known the kid, as I said, for a long time. I think Ruben Bain is going to be a great football player in this league. I think he's going to have a massive impact. Rookie of the year, that's my pick for him to be able to do that this season for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He'll be the best defensive football player that the Bucs have had since Warren Sapp. His tenacity, the ability that players are now following him, all the things that he has brought so far to the Buccaneers has been instrumental in transforming Todd Bowles' defense. Had a chance to talk to many of the people, Larry Foote, the linebacker coach there with the Buccaneers of how his camp has gone so far. He said Ruben Bain has brought an energy to our football team that we haven't had in quite some time here in Tampa Bay. That's exactly what you're going to need this year if you're going to have that defense, carry that football team, because the offense, in my opinion, is still going to struggle, but you imagine you're going to put Ruben Bain next to Vita Vail and put him in that position for him to have success. Great things are ahead for that kid. So root for him. Obviously, I'm biased because I know the kid so well, but there were a lot of things that were said in the draft process that really tried to do a lot of damage to the kid and being able to have him as a first-round pick. So rookie of the year, big impact. I think that kid's going to have a sensational year. Going to be a lot of good players also, by the way. Also, Mesidor, too, is going to be in that conversation. So I do like Caleb Downs, but my boy is Ruben Bain as your defensive rookie of the year. Probably a re-jump. Some of you are probably going, well, still, he's a hurricane. So yes, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Ruben Bain. Looking forward to it.