Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Blaine Gabbert (11) helped rescue four people whose helicopter crashed into the Hillsborough Bay after it lost power. The Tampa Police Department said that Gabbert, a former Mizzou star, had been riding on a jet ski with his two brothers when they spotted the helicopter broken up into pieces in the water. Photo Credit: Rick Scuteri/AP file photo
By The Associated Press TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers backup quarterback Blaine Gabbert became an unexpected hero Thursday when a helicopter crashed into Hillsborough Bay in…