Camp survivor

By Compiled by KEVIN DAHL, ERNEST HOOPER and ROGER MILLS

© St. Petersburg Times, published August 6, 2000

In the spirit of CBS' Survivor series, the Times is asking Bucs players and coaches whom they would throw off the island, er, out of camp, and why. Here's today's episode:

S Dexter Jackson votes off WR Yo Murphy because "Yo is always walking around thinking he's tougher than everybody else."

Did you know

LB Shelton Quarles played two seasons (1995-96) with the British Columbia Lions of the Canadian Football League. In 1995, Quarles led the Lions with 72 tackles and finished 14th overall in the CFL.

Fresh faces

NAME: Terrance Parrish.

HT/WT: 5-11; 190.

COLLEGE: Southern Mississippi.

POSITION: Cornerback.

NFL EXPERIENCE: Rookie.

CAREER HIGHLIGHT: Parrish had his greatest moment in the 1997 Liberty Bowl with a 65-yard interception return for a touchdown against Pittsburgh.

GLORY DAYS: At Theodore High School in Alabama, Parrish lettered in baseball and football. He played quarterback and running back and finished as Theodore's all-time leading rusher with more than 4,000 yards. "I noticed that as I neared breaking the record that people started looking up to me. I thought that was pretty cool."

BRUSH WITH GREATNESS: As a child, Parrish played sports at the neighborhood park named after Hank Aaron. One day "I just looked over and there he was, the great Hank Aaron, I had no clue what to say or how to react." Parrish and his teammates got a chance to meet Aaron after practice.

TO MAKE THE TEAM: Parrish knows three of four CB spots are filled, leaving him to challenge a host of others for the final spot. The Bucs should keep at least one on the practice squad.

QUOTE: "I think as a rookie it's pretty much much impossible to play mistake-free. If I make a mistake, I'll learn from it."

Quotable

"I think it was really good that we came back here to play Tampa, a place where we ended our season last year. It kind of leaves a sour taste in your mouth and kind of keeps you working."

-- Brad Johnson, Washington QB on Friday night's 13-12 loss to Tampa Bay.

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