TAMPA — Monday was a day Louis Murphy had waited for, going back nearly a year.
The former Lakewood High and University of Florida receiver had his first practice with the Bucs since tearing his ACL last season and undergoing major knee surgery.
"I couldn't sleep during the bye week," said Murphy, 29, who practiced on the first day he was eligible after spending the required first six weeks of the season on the physically unable to perform list. "I was itching for Monday to come, didn't get too much sleep last night. Just glad to be back, glad to be with my teammates, back out there in the huddle.