Jake Camarda thinks on his feet, leaves Todd Bowles in awe After more than 30 years in the NFL as either a player or coach, Todd Bowles doesn't astound easily. But the improvised, improbable and ultimately impermissible punt by rookie Jake Camarda in Sunday's waning moments left even Bowles dazzled. "I have never seen a punter make an athletic play like that," the 59-year-old coach said. "No, I really haven't." Facing fourth and 10 at the Panthers 44 with 42 seconds remaining, Camarda mishandled a one-hop snap by Zach Triner, scooped it up as the Panthers rushers closed in, scrambled to his left and got off a punt near the Carolina sideline. The ball rolled inside the 5-yard line, where Zyon McCollum downed it, but the Bucs were whistled for having an ineligible player downfield. For an encore, Camarda lofted the ensuing attempt high, forcing a fair catch at the Panthers 8. The game ended three plays later with the Panthers futilely trying a series of laterals before left tackle Ikem Ekwonu was taken down. "I guess that's why you draft an athletic punter," linebacker Lavonte David said. "He definitely saved us a little bit with the (punt)." Joey Knight, The Tampa Bay Times, published 2 January 2023