flgreen Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 Carl Nicks, Lawrence Tynes treated for MRSA infections By Chris Wesseling Around the League Writer Published: Aug. 22, 2013 at 03:29 p.m. Updated: Aug. 22, 2013 at 07:50 p.m. The NFL locker room is no stranger to staph infections. In fact, former Washington Redskins defensive lineman Brandon Noble nearly lost a limb during a 2004 outbreak. Tampa Bay Buccaneers left guard Carl Nicks and kicker Lawrence Tynes are being treated for MRSA infections, team and union sources told NFL.com's Albert Breer on Thursday. The Bucs' situation was described to Breer as "something like what the Cleveland Browns dealt with" from 2003 to 2008. Fox Sports 1 first reported the infections, and Bucs general manager Mark Dominik confirmed the news to ESPN.com. The Bucs sanitized the facility last weekend while the players were in New England for last week's preseason game. They plan to do the same again this weekend, and Breer reported the team handed out a soap that helps control any outbreak. Dominik told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport that the Bucs have not had any new infections in a week. "We had a company come in and nuke the building a week ago after the cultures taken from Nicks and Tynes confirmed it was MRSA," Dominik told ESPN.com. "It was a precautionary move, but we didn't want to fool with it. Our owners said spare no expense. We had the facility treated, and the league office approved of our actions." The Bucs announced Thursday that Nicks will need five to seven days for the medicine to work before establishing a timetable for his return. Rapoport reported Thursday that Nicks is out for the rest of the preseason and is doubtful for Week 1, per a source. The Bucs don't intend to rush Nicks back, according to Rapoport. Nicks' infection is to the same toe that prematurely ended his season last year. The Bucs proceeded to lose five of their six games with the All-Pro guard out of the lineup. Sidelined the entire preseason, Tynes might end up losing his roster spot because of his own toe infection. Tynes had toe surgery this week to scrape out the infection, per ESPN and Fox Sports 1. The Bucs recently signed longtime Buffalo Bills kicker Rian Lindell, and rookie Derek Dimke has been impressive in practices. The "Around The League Podcast" is now available on iTunes! Click here to listen and subscribe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 Lawrence Tynes' wife takes shot at Bucs over MRSA By Marc Sessler Around the League Writer Published: Aug. 28, 2013 at 11:52 a.m. Updated: Aug. 28, 2013 at 07:29 p.m. We learned last week that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were battling an outbreak of staph infections inside the locker room. NFL.com's Albert Breer reported that left guard Carl Nicks and kicker Lawrence Tynes were being treated for MRSA infections, a situation Breer was told looked "something like what the Cleveland Browns dealt with" from 2003 to 2008. Nicks is out for the rest of the preseason and doubtful for Week 1, a source told NFL.com's Ian Rapoport. Tynes underwent toe surgery last week to scrape out the infection, per ESPN and Fox Sports 1. His roster spot is in danger. Asked Tuesday about the status of both players, Bucs coach Greg Schiano told reporters: "They are responding well." "Carl I know more about because he's here," Schiano said. "Carl's healing up. Timeline, I don't know -- I can't put a definite date on that. But he is healing, and he's recovering. And with Lawrence, he's not in town, but everything that can be done is being done to make sure that everybody recovers." Schiano's rosy assessment didn't sit well with Amanda Tynes, Lawrence's wife: Amanda authored a follow-up tweet Wednesday, writing, "Thank you so much for all the well wishes. Lawrence finally has the right people in his corner. Right now he needs to rest and get healthy." With Tynes recuperating at home, the Bucs were quick to find the next guy up. Last week, they signed former Buffalo Bills kicker Rian Lindell to compete with rookie Derek Dimke. As for Tynes, it's clear he's less than "well" and soon might be out of work. The "Around The League Podcast" is now available on iTunes! Click here to listen and subscribe. Amanda Tynes @AmandaTynes9 I hear my husband is responding "well" to treatment. LOL! He's NOT responding at all yet. This is our #bucslife pic.twitter.com/Gy4z4OcAXA 9:15 AM - 28 Aug 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 The Bucs' situation was described to Breer as "something like what the Cleveland Browns dealt with" from 2003 to 2008. This is the first thing I thought of when I saw this posted. Didn't Kellen Winslow in particular have some serious issues during that time because of it? I remember the Browns, and particularly their medical staff, getting a ton of bad press from it at the time too and their being a general belief it was making their already poor attraction for FAs even worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted August 29, 2013 Author Share Posted August 29, 2013 I wonder if Revis still loves Tampa Bay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
73andMe Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 MRSA started on pirate ships! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_gee Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 bad news. the best way to deal with MRSA infections is to burn down everything and start again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 holmes is going to have to make a business decision here seeing that he has a long career ahead of him might be smart not to play vs the lepers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetsjetsjetss Posted August 29, 2013 Share Posted August 29, 2013 mrsa sucksssssssssss my teamate bassically had to get it cut out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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