{"id":121417,"date":"2025-09-05T19:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/121417\/"},"modified":"2025-09-05T19:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-05T19:27:12","slug":"buccaneers-benjamin-morrison-nfl-debut-on-hold","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/121417\/","title":{"rendered":"Buccaneers’ Benjamin Morrison: NFL debut on hold"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Head coach Todd Bowles told reporters Friday that Morrison<\/a> (quadriceps) won’t play in Sunday’s contest against the Falcons, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers<\/a>‘ official site reports.<\/p>\n

Morrison was limited all week in practice due to a quadriceps injury, and it now appears he won’t play through the issue in Week 1. The 2025 second-round pick’s next opportunity to make his NFL debut will come in the Buccaneers’ Week 2 matchup in Houston, likely serving as one of Tampa Bay’s top rotational cornerbacks if healthy.<\/p>\n

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