Byron Leftwich doesn't know, or care, where Alex Cappa went to college
It's hard to blame anyone for not knowing where to find Humboldt State.
The alma mater of Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Alex Cappa, located about a five-hour drive up the California coast from San Francisco, is a Division II program that never had a sniff at the NFL draft until the Bucs traded up for Cappa in the third round two years ago.
That's news to Bucs offensive coordinator Byron Leftwich, who admitted Thursday he has no clue where the school is located. Nor does he care. He's just happy that his starting right guard is getting the job done, a job that includes shutting down Aaron Donald in a Week 4 road win over the Los Angeles Rams.
"I don't even know where that school is at," Leftwich said. "I've never heard of that school. That doesn't matter. We don't care how you get here. We're gonna accept good football players. We like the way Cappa comes in and works. We don't care which school you went to, what round you were drafted, if you were a free agent. We appreciate the guys that come to work, put their hand in the pile, and try to help us get better, and he's been doing that from Day 1."
Cappa spent most of his rookie season as a reserve, appearing in six games as the backup to Caleb Benenoch. In his second year, Cappa earned the starting job, and appears to be getting better with each passing week.
Last week's test against Donald proved the Bucs were right when they saw something special in this small-school prospect two years ago. It appears a position that was recently thought to be the team's weakest in the starting lineup may already be fixed after all.
