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Urrutia

Urrutia was a practice squad player for most of last season and we hadn’t heard about any foot injuries. Regardless, he has an uphill battle to make the team after the Bucs drafted Arrelious Benn and Mike Williams.

Urrutia was detained by Hillsborough County police for a “violation of non-resident drivers license” -- a misdemeanor in Florida. The charge is minor, but the bad publicity generated by any arrest is bad news for a fringe player.

Urrutia has a Plaxico Burress-like body at 6-6/220 with soft hands, but his draft status could take a big hit if he doesn’t run well at the Combine. After a strong sophomore season (58-973-16.8-6), he struggled with a leg injury as a junior and saw his numbers dwindle under new coach Steve Kragthorpe. At this stage, he’s a long shot to be a first-day selection.

A seventh-round pick last year, Urrutia is a tall receiver who flashed dominant vertical skills at Louisville with Brian Brohm. Urrutia’s work ethic and character have been called into question, making him a long shot for future fantasy value even on a team with question marks beyond Jerricho Cotchery.

Urrutia has NFL talent, but work ethic and character question marks may cost him a chance at a career. He’s a fringe prospect at best at this point.

Urrutia spent last season on the Bengals’ practice squad and was waived by the Jets on Wednesday. Urrutia has the size (6-foot-6, 232 pounds) but has never been able to get open at the NFL level. It’s unlikely he’ll have any value this season.

Urrutia, a former seventh-round pick of the Bengals, has the size but just doesn’t get open.

The Bucs are banged up at the receiver spot. Antonio Bryant (knee) and Maurice Stovall (knee) are both game-time decisions. Urrutia will probably take Stovall’s spot on special teams.

Urrutia, a former seventh-round pick of the Bengals, lasted with the Jets just over the month. He struggles to separate from physical press coverage.

The Louisville prduct still needs a lot of work before he’s ready to contribute on Sundays. He’s still suffering from leaving college too early.