TAMPA, Fla -- While his teammates boarded a chartered flight for Philadelphia Wednesday night for Thursday's preseason opener against the Eagles, Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Louis Murphy was stuck in Tampa, continuing to rehab from a torn ACL he suffered last season.
"The typical timetable is 10-12 months from what they say," said Murphy, who just hit the nine-month mark in his recovery. "It's tough. It's tough, man. I feel like I'm letting my team down. When you're injured, you always feel like you're letting your team down, you're letting your teammates down, the guys that you go to battle with, the guys you go to war with.