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Pitt LB SirVocea Dennis Impressing at Rookie Minicamp

The former Pitt Panther has started strong with his new team.

Stephen Thompson

Pitt LB SirVocea Dennis Impressing at Rookie Minicamp
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PITTSBURGH -- When former Pitt Panthers linebacker SirVocea Dennis was selected by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with the 153rd overall pick in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, most expected him to be a developmental piece with some upside, but a long way to go. 

Well, Dennis appears to be ahead of the curve as rookie minicamp gets underway in Tampa. Playing alongside his Pitt teammate and Bucs first round pick Calijah Kancey, Dennis wasted little time to make impact plays.

 With the future of long-time, but aging anchors Lavonte David and Devin White in question, linebacker was an obvious need for the Buccaneers in this year's draft. They hope they've found an answer in Dennis. 

It remains to be seen whether they will continue to use him at his natural position of middle linebacker or if he'll move to the outside. Dennis is slightly undersized at 6'1 and 229 pounds, but that rarely held him back at Pitt. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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