The Tampa Bay Buccaneers did their best to spread some holiday cheer Monday. 

  • Bucs linemen hand out Thanksgiving meals to families 
  • 11th annual "Turkey Time with the O-Line" at One Buccaneer Place
  • 1,000 free Thanksgiving meals, including turkeys, handed out
  • Tampa Bay plays at Atlanta Sunday
  • Spectrum BN9 Thanksgiving resources

The team's offensive lineman held the 11th annual "Turkey Time with the O-Line" at One Buccaneer Place, handing out 1,000 Thanksgiving meals to needy families. 

Bucs' Donovan Smith, Ali Marpet, Joe Hawley, Demar Dotson, Evan Smith and J.R. Sweezy were among those who participated.

From turkeys to cranberry sauce to veggies and pumpkin pie, the football players handed the necessary ingredients for full Thanksgiving meals to a steady stream of cars outside the Bucs' facility. 

The gift bags also included aluminum pans, a storage container, turkey baster and serving utensils. 

The Bucs partnered with Publix, Coca-Cola beverages and the United Way Suncoast.