FILE - In this Sept. 29, 2013, file photo, Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Greg Schiano watches from the sideline during the second half of an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Tampa, Fla. Before Schiano became Tampa Bay's head coach, Chip Kelly turned down the Buccaneers. Kelly also turned down the Browns and Eagles a year later before changing his mind and leaving Oregon. When the Buccaneers and Eagles meet Sunday, the two coaches will be on opposite sidelines. (AP Photo/Reinhold Matay, File) (The Associated Press)
TAMPA, Fla. – The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have announced that a third player has been diagnosed with MRSA, a day after announcing offensive lineman Carl Nicks is being treated for a recurrence of the staph infection.
Coach Greg Schiano declined to identify the player on Friday, saying the player requested his name not be released.
NFL.com reported the player was cornerback Johnthan Banks. He was the only new addition Friday to the injury report, which said the rookie did not practice due to illness. Banks is listed as questionable for Sunday's game against Philadelphia.
Nicks, who along with Lawrence Tynes was diagnosed as having MRSA in August, also sat out practice. He is questionable to play against Philadelphia.
The team flew in an infectious disease expert to answer questions players had before practice.
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