Caz Piurowski gets shot with the BucsFormer Land O’ Lakes High tight end Caz Piurowski was recently invited to participate in Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ minicamps, but did not pass a physical.The minicamps would have been Piurowski’s first real football activity since hurting his knee last October. The former Gator, who has spent the last four years playing at Florida State University (FSU), tore the ACL and MCL in his right knee while blocking during a touchdown run last Oct. 10 against Georgia Tech University. Before he hurt his knee the 6-foot-7, 270-pound Piurowski had 13 catches for 185 yards and two touchdowns in six games as a senior, according the FSU’s sports information department. During his time in Tallahassee he had 33 receptions for 377 yards and three scores.During his time with the Seminoles Piurowski also played offensive tackle and earned a reputation for being a good blocker. Piurowski, who graduated from Land O’ Lakes in 2006, was not drafted by any NFL team in part because he was still recovering from the knee injury. He spent the last few months working out in New Port Richey trying to get his body ready in case a team gave him a chance.Piurowski may still get that chance with the Bucs. However, several other teams, including the Dallas Cowboys, have also shown interest in Piurowski and the Land O’ Lakes product could go to any of those places if things do not work out in Tampa.
