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Jameis Winston's three-game suspension for violating the NFL's personal conduct policy predictably was a hot topic of discussion when the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reported for training camp.

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The fourth-year pro, who'll miss the start to a season in which the Bucs are hoping to end a decade-long playoff drought, was not among three players the team made available for interviews Wednesday at One Buccaneer Place.

Instead, Winston and coach Dirk Koetter are scheduled to speak publicly about the suspension for the first time after practice Thursday.

Meanwhile, teammates Lavonte David, Mike Evans and Ali Marpet expressed support for the 24-year-old quarterback, who was disciplined after the league's investigated an accusation that Winston groped a female Uber driver during a ride in Scottsdale, Arizona, in March 2016.

David said Winston, who was drafted No. 1 overall in 2015 despite questions about his behavior in college at Florida State, made a "silly mistake back in the day" but that the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner isn't a bad person.

"He knows what he's done. He's going to learn from it because from whenever it happened to now, he's matured a lot," David said Byron Maxwell Color Rush Jersey , adding Winston is engaged to be married to his long-time girlfriend and recently became a father.

"It happened a long time ago. It was a bad decision by him," the linebacker, entering his seventh pro season, said. "I'm 100 percent sure he's learned from it."

The NFL concluded Winston violated the league's personal conduct policy by touching the Uber driver "in an inappropriate and sexual manner without her consent."

The quarterback apologized for the incident in a statement released on Facebook last month, but has not spoken publicly about it since the NFL announced its findings.

During his college career at Florida State, a fellow student said Winston raped her but he was never charged.

The university settled a Title IX lawsuit over its handling of the allegations with Winston's accuser, Erica Kinsman, in January 2016 for $1.7 million.

Evans said Winston is "one of my best friends." And while the receiver added "obviously I was hurt by" what happened, he reiterated he remains supportive and is confident backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick can help the Bucs stay afloat during the suspension.

Tampa Bay has missed the playoffs 10 consecutive season and hasn't won a postseason game since the club's 2002 Super Bowl run.

Marpet, an offensive lineman who was part of Winston's draft class, said he learned of the suspension from the quarterback himself.

"We talked, and his mindset is how can he be the best teammate moving forward. I think he's doing that. We all support him. We're one family," the fourth-year guard said.

"For the first three games Joe Montana Jersey , we'll have a different quarterback," Marpet added. "But again, I think we'll do a really nice job. We believe in Fitzy, and there are a lot of other talented players that can step up."

Bills defensive end Shaq Lawson is acutely aware his days in Buffalo might be numbered if he doesn't start producing.

After two largely inconsistent and injury-shortened seasons, Lawson is the first to say he's not come close to meeting the expectations that followed the Bills selecting him in the first round of the 2016 draft.

"Six sacks in two years? I'm a first-round draft pick. And excuse my language, that (stuff) don't cut it," he said, using a profanity to emphasize his disappointment following a recent practice at training camp. "This camp's way important for me. Make or break year. Every day is important for me."

Lawson then readily agreed with several pre-camp projections listing him as being a prime candidate to be one of the team's surprise cuts.

"I probably could be," he said. "Every day I'm coming out here working, trying not to get cut. I'm going every day like my job's on the line."

Acknowledging he needs to be better is a start for Lawson.

He's lost about 10 pounds this offseason, and is now listed at 260, which is the lightest he said he's been since high school. Aside from eating better, Lawson spent part of the offseason working on his pass-rushing technique with two-time Super Bowl-winning linebacker Pepper Johnson Wholesale Mason Rudolph Jersey , who also worked as an NFL assistant coach.

Now it's on Lawson to show what he can do on the field.

"My goal, I need to be double-digits," he said, referring to his sack totals for this season. "That's what kind of guy they drafted, a double-digit guy, a change-the-game type of guy. I need to do that ASAP."

Coach Sean McDermott credited Lawson for reporting to camp in shape, something that wasn't the case last year, and likes what he's seen from the player during the first two practice sessions. And yet, McDermott noted Lawson's role is not secure at a position where he's competing for a starting job with veteran free-agent addition Trent Murphy.

"Look, I'm not going to hide behind it. There's a strong competition there between a few guys," McDermott said. "So it's time for him to step up."

Lawson's NFL career has mostly featured a series of missteps, with his struggles resulting from a combination of performance, circumstance and bad timing.

He was a first-team All-American and led the nation with 25 1/2 tackles for a loss during his junior season at Clemson. His 12 1/2 sacks alone in 2015 were tied for fourth-most during a single season in school history.

The Bills selected Lawson with the 19th pick while knowing he'd eventually require surgery to repair a right shoulder injury that nagged him in college. Lawson had the operation in May and missed all of training camp and the first six games of his rookie season.

He finished with two sacks in 10 games Packers Elite Jerseys , including one start, while playing outside linebacker 鈥?a role he was unaccustomed to at college 鈥?in former coach Rex Ryan's defensive system.

Lawson was hardly much better last year even though he returned to playing his more customary role of defensive end under McDermott. He managed just four sacks and five quarterback hurries in 10 starts before sustaining a season-ending ankle injury in early December.

"No excuses," Lawson said, referring to injuries and positional changes. "I've got to play 17 weeks. That's my main goal. If I play 17 weeks, it's going to be a great year for me."

Lawson stood out during red-zone team drills Saturday. Shaking off two blocks, he penetrated into the backfield and stopped the running back for what would've been a loss.

"I'm just ready, and know I've got to make an impact," Lawson said. "I've got a lot of people counting on me, a lot of Bills' fans, coaches. And it's just time for me to step up."

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