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Current Video: Camp Sights: Byron Leftwich

Laura Okmin sits down with Buccaneers QB Byron Leftwich to discuss the battle for the starting job in Tampa Bay, his role as a mentor to rookie Josh Freeman and more.

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" But foxsports.com I'm Laura open sitting here at Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Byron Leftwich. Fourth team in four years."

" Yeah it's funny somebody brought that sentiment maintenance. It's been I've been moving around a little bit but the last two with for the better of me you know more about choice then. You know -- the -- you know you know running really want to be involved with but to end up in these situations on the."

" So let's talk -- the going to turn into a therapy sessions. Because for a guy who was so act and comfortable in Jacksonville after being drafted in -- to to name in his career in a life for him out there. -- you write down in in your head with what you with what you creators don't."

" On -- right now you know I had those. Before message you know I had a year and a half what I was saying get about a youthful but UK and things happen in his league for a reason and you know. Really truly the only reason I couldn't get in the situation he's today and think about it onto our kind of -- in this situation. Willis would have bad that happens what happened when this happened for me to move on. Great things happen to America possible vote in if so. A lot of good things have happened to me after that and I hope that this continue to keep it. It won't talk about the negatives of getting older and look at the positive grade -- human you know sometimes it takes some bad to happen flow. You know some good things happen and good things. Usually always does actually I so physically where do you think you are now from the best I've been. Want the best I've been in. That's because of you. There really that -- Have been hurt went to Atlantic accurate with the Pittsburgh. Last year and that's when I really was they would -- was they would he'll. Because I wasn't on a daily he knows each week he'd beat beat beat up I had the chance to. Be around a -- of votes to be around to go full book has become better as the quarterback mutiny and at the same time. Make myself all of our benefit because I have a chance to just relax and he'll and that's the best I've felt in. In a long time Romo Favre Favre is news to be honest with two Africa through grade I don't know for that I am at a different point. Into the you know you go through it all come and gamble but everything's been. The dominoes and thought he -- in the right direction --"

" So that being said. As healthy as you feel physically and mentally it sounds like. Right now as you sit here fighting fighting fighting for the job how we UB whichever way those Donald focus."

" Yeah I have understanding you know I have to. -- you can explosive players. If from batted in and it. -- football from better during his -- will have been together to play and I really believe. This was going to happen. You know and so now my whole mindset is to make sure on the best football that's cornerback on the field day in the bailout. And that's what I try to do and that that makes it easy that makes it easier on me because it's about football. It's about being a quarterback -- a lot of things that a quarterback have to do. The new groove from and it always giving your team -- the wonderful -- and I believe I can do that in this league -- them to have in this because I've done and that's the easy part to play a football part of the easy part and putting them to do is open to them that way and say hey the best of both -- play as some might do."

" So funny because you would think as much as you want to go that that there'd be aloofness or maybe you can beat yourself with the competition wanting terror. But wanting to beat these guys so much but it sounds like if such a nice little for eternity in just keep saying how much how instrumental you've been with helping him get better."

" There because I've been in his shoes you really have been any issues out in the first round draft pick. You know the savior of a franchise have been I've been and I can tell them. With a look doubtful -- you know just. It's hard to learn from a presidents and them have been through and the fact that I've been through it. I think it's my duty to help them because when I was and that and always problems Donovan McNabb and -- meanest people that can tell me. With him playing quarterback in this league it's all about so this is kind of my duty to help a guy like -- who's been through the main thing I've been to remind me of myself so much. Kind of my job as a player in this league to make these the bad of home before when them. It and try to leave an impression on these keys that you -- in the present and."

" What do you see when you look at this team from a new guys perspective forward they've come through so many changes on both sides of the ball especially defensively right now when you come in and kind of get thrown into the locker room thrown onto that field what's the that you feel."

" I feel about their it was it was surprising to me because only thing I know about tempo was bad. I -- rocking with a coat you know because for Mike Tomlin under the influence had been. He's just here at night you know within a review of the states to you don't really know what to expect the -- He -- Antonio Spurs intends to use the Kate who's who might who paid the Derrick Ward in his like. That. Yeah. I think we're better in the -- that'd be good things that people have a right to vote for those those do you know -- though -- again go out there man -- just. I'm just happy to be -- that -- is happy to be applied this thing. And we youth you know all predicted by the the united but. I doubt it."

" Higher -- that it's great to talk to you good luck this season. For all your training camp news all you Buccaneers information they should you keep it right here log on to fox sports act on. Yeah football is about --"

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