Jon Gruden promised a surprise and, boy, did he deliver.

The Bucs coach arranged to have golfer Tiger Woods meet with the team Tuesday night at the Celebration Hotel, giving players a chance to spend time with arguably the world's greatest athlete.

"I'm the president of this fan club," Gruden said. "He spoke to the team ha had a chance to visit with a lot of the players. If you ask me, it's just my opinion, he is global. He is the No. 1 superstar on all the sports lists (and) on my list.

"And he hits all the shots, all the time. He has complete mental control. He's unbelievable and hopefully some of that rubs off on us. Let's hope it does. He's a high class, high character, great role model for just about every phase of life. I can't say enough about him."

Gruden often arranges for sports icons to impart knowledge on the team, but this might be his biggest get yet.

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