TWO BITS: Gators shine in Denver and Buffalo

1 » He may not have spent much – or any – time previously with two of the other former Florida Gators currently on the Denver Broncos roster, but there should be no doubt that defensive end Jarvis Moss and wide receiver Jabar Gaffney have welcomed rookie quarterback Tim Tebow into the fold. Nevertheless, Moss’ job during camp is to get to the passer, and he did just that on Tuesday. One of the lowlights of training camp Tuesday was the Broncos’ offensive line, which allowed Moss to break free and get right in Tebow’s grill. “The linebacker was not allowed to touch the quarterback,” explained The Denver Post, “so Moss stood there a foot away from Tebow while the quarterback pump faked. Moss still stood there as Tebow fired a completed pass across the middle.” Though Tebow also had a ball swatted from behind in the pocket (it was later intercepted), the Post notes that he had his “best passing practice of camp” and excelled at some nice crossing pattern tosses.

2 » Like Tebow, undrafted free agent wide receiver David Nelson has a familiar face on the Buffalo Bills – former teammate and fellow pass-catcher Chad Jackson. Nelson has been one of the standouts of Bills camp thus far, getting most of his playing time with Jackson the team’s second unit. He has shined in some seven-on-seven drills, including one over the weekend when he took a crossing pattern up the middle and split the defense for major yardage. Jackson had an exceptional performance Monday, and both players have been getting some reps on the first team. Former Florida linebacker Andra Davis was also signed by Buffalo as a free agent this offseason.

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