Former Kicker Lawrence Tynes Suing Tampa Bay Buccaneers Over MRSA Infection

One of the good things about being a kicker in the NFL is that you hardly ever get hit. As a result it is not unusual for  kicker to play in to his 40s if he can stay in good enough shape. For Lawrence Tynes the dream ended a little sooner than he expected it to. He didn't get laid out by anyone while trying to make a tackle or anything like that.

According to him the MRSA infection he caught during his short stint with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers caused his career to end prematurely--so he's suing them.

via Twitter

The news broke early Monday afternoon:

Former kicker Lawrence Tynes has filed a lawsuit against the Buccaneers. Stems from the MRSA case a couple years ago.
— Albert Breer (@AlbertBreer) April 6, 2015

The 2013 season would have been his tenth in the NFL and his first with the Buccaneers, but after contracting the potentially deadly staph infection Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (or MRSA) in August he was treated for it and eventually placed on the non-football injury list. The team released him in March 2014.

The infection was  a result of an ingrown toe nail that failed to heal, but he is saying that it was the team's fault (to be more precise how they handled it) and it ended his career. As a result, he is out $20 million in future earnings (according to him).

His best contract was the five year, $7 million one he had with the Giants. The Bucs signed him to a $905K deal for one year. So his valuation may be a little off.

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