Durango53
06-25-2004, 11:24 AM
Wide receiver Sylvester Morris joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers this spring hoping to resurrect his star-crossed career. Instead he may have ended it.
The former first-round draft choice and all-rookie selection in 2000 suffered a severe left knee injury during a Tuesday practice, an MRI exam revealed Wednesday, and Morris will require surgery that certainly will end his 2004 season and possibly his career as well.
"I'm very disappointed, not only because he was doing some good things, obviously, but (because) here was a guy who has suffered a lot of adversity in his career," said Bucs coach Jon Gruden. "He has really been working hard to make a comeback."
This will mark, however, the fourth consecutive season that Morris will miss because of injury and one has to wonder when his persistence will run out. Morris could not be immediately reached for comment but sources close to the player suggested this might be his final attempt to resuscitate his once-promising career.
The former first-round draft choice and all-rookie selection in 2000 suffered a severe left knee injury during a Tuesday practice, an MRI exam revealed Wednesday, and Morris will require surgery that certainly will end his 2004 season and possibly his career as well.
"I'm very disappointed, not only because he was doing some good things, obviously, but (because) here was a guy who has suffered a lot of adversity in his career," said Bucs coach Jon Gruden. "He has really been working hard to make a comeback."
This will mark, however, the fourth consecutive season that Morris will miss because of injury and one has to wonder when his persistence will run out. Morris could not be immediately reached for comment but sources close to the player suggested this might be his final attempt to resuscitate his once-promising career.