NFL Physicians Society warns teams to be on lookout for staph

Published: Sep 09, 2013 at 09:34 AM

The two cases of staph infection discovered in the Tampa Bay Buccaneeers' locker room put up a red flag across the NFL. The league hadn't dealt with such illness for about five years, since the Cleveland Browns faced it in 2008.

USA Today reported Friday that the NFL Physicians Society has told all 32 teams to remain vigilant in looking for the possibility of staph infections, also known as MRSA infections.

-- Bill Bradley, contributing editor

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