It looks like there could be another MRSA infection involving a Tampa Bay Buccaneers player. Place kicker Lawrence Tynes got an MRSA infection and so did guard Carl Nicks. Tynes was put on the non-football injury list and he filed a grievance against the team over that designation
Source tells me that the Bucs may be dealing with another MRSA infection. Hope to have more soon. Team scheduled a press conference at 1:45.
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) October 11, 2013
The press conference will have GM Mark Dominik and the co-director of the Duke Infection Control Outreach Network...we'll see then.
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The team is now confirming that a third player has been diagnosed with MRSA. Has not been named at this point.
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) October 11, 2013
Aside from a third player being diagnosed, guard Carl Nicks had a recurrence as well.
Carl Nicks complained of pain in his left foot Wednesday. A culture was performed, revealing a recurrence of MRSA - http://t.co/0gZsiG2gZD
— JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) October 11, 2013
“Same place, same location,” said general manager Mark Dominik via the Tampa Bay Times. “From everything we’ve been told and understand, this does happen, which is why MRSA is hard to treat.”
More details to come following the press conference.