About

Before joining the B/R team in April 2012 , J.J. covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Examiner.com for 3½ years.

Oddly enough, football did not always interest him early on as much as baseball did, as J.J. was an avid Atlanta Braves fan until the (Devil) Rays started playing ball in '98, which gave him a local team to root for and grow up with.

However, football is a sport he has grown to become passionate about. He credits the legendary radio play-by-play calls of Gene Deckerhoff for piquing his interest in the game as an adolescent, as he loved the way "The Voice" vividly explained the sights and situations of Bucs game like no one else could.

A native and current resident of Clearwater, FL, J.J. is also a South Florida Bulls football season ticket holder and enjoys spending time with his wife and two young children.

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Short List

  • Favorite Athletes

    Roberto Clemente, Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron, Barry Sanders, Derrick Brooks

  • Favorite Sports Teams

    Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Tampa Bay Rays, Atlanta Braves

  • Favorite Coaches

    Tony Dungy, Joe Maddon

  • All-Time Sports Moment

    The Buccaneers winning Super Bowl XXXVII, the Rays winning the ALCS in game 7 against the Red Sox in '08

  • Most Memorable Game Attended

    Opening Day '09 as the Rays raised the AL East and AL pennant banners in left-center at the Trop.

  • Most Unbreakable Sports Record

    Joe DiMaggio's 56-game hitting streak

  • Ruth or Mays?

    Ruth

  • Unitas or Montana?

    Unitas

  • Jordan or Russell?

    His Airness

  • Gretzky or Orr?

    Gretzky

  • Pele or Maradona?

    Messi

  • Federer or Sampras?

    Sampras

  • Tiger or Nicklaus?

    Tiger

  • Petty or Earnhardt?

    The Intimidator

  • Schumacher or Senna?

    Schumacher

  • ACC, Big 12, Big East, Big Ten, Pac-12 or SEC?

    SEC

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  • Bill Elkins posted 131 days ago

    Bill Elkins

    Well Hello j.j. , My name is Bill Elkins. It appears you read my scenario that was posted on bucs.con captains blog about a possible trade in the top of 2013 draft involving Tampa Bays Josh Freeman . I loved your follow up on this scenario , Please keep us informed of any rumers or conjecture you may come across on this subject, Thanks j.j. sincerly a true bucs fan since 1976.

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