The 2011 first-round draft pick of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, DE Adrian Clayborn, said he grew up cheering for the St. Louis Rams, but he grew into becoming a Tampa Bay Bucs fan during the draft process.

That process culminated in Clayborn being selected in the first-round (20th overall).

Clayborn said he had a few very anxious moments where he felt like his heart was going to beat out of his chest, first when the Browns traded up to No. 21 in an effort to draft him, and then as he waited for the Bucs to make their pick.

Clayborn said a text from his agent telling him the Bucs were going to draft him didn’t ease his tension. It wasn’t until he got a call from general manager Mark Dominik that he believed he was coming to Tampa Bay.

Clayborn said he was too excited to remember much about the phone call, and that he really wanted to be a Buc, although he also knew other teams wanted him.