Federal Court Kicks Buc Player's MRSA Suit Back to State

A federal judge ruled that a $20 million lawsuit filed by a former kicker for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers over an MRSA infection should be heard by a state court, the Tampa Tribune reported on Friday. Lawrence Tynes alleges in the suit that he contracted methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus because of poor housekeeping at the Buc's training facility in Tampa. The illness ended Tynes' National Football League career. The Tribune said a judge ruled last week that Tynes' lawsuit should be heard in state court because it pertains to how the team maintained its One Buck Place prac...