TAMPA, Fla. -- Former Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Louis Murphy was arrested Wednesday morning at Tampa International Airport for carrying a loaded gun in a backpack, ESPN has learned.
According to airport police, at approximately 8:12 a.m. airport security discovered a Glock 23 pistol inside a backpack belonging to Murphy at the Airside C security checkpoint. The gun was loaded with 11 rounds of ammunition.
Murphy did not have a concealed weapons permit, according to airport police. He was arrested at 9:10 a.m. and was released on $2,000 cash bond at 2:45 that afternoon, according to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Department.