Benjamin Morrison Still Out With Bad Hamstring
September 1st, 2025
Benjamin Morrison
Rookie second-round pick cornerback Benjamin Morrison injured his hamstring in practice 27 days ago.
He’s still not practice. When the Bucs gathered for their first game-week practice today, Morrison was on the sidelines and there’s no timetable for his return, Todd Bowles said.
“He’s been moving better,” the head coach said of Morrison.
Bowles added that Morrison still could play Sunday, but Joe finds that to be almost ridiculous. What’s the hurry?
Bowles did not address any other injury situations other than to acknowledge that safety Christian Izien’s status (oblique) is unclear.
The first official Buccaneers injury report of the season comes out Wednesday, per league rule.
September 1st, 2025 at 1:53 pm
Always a problem with hamstrings in Tampa always we need better staff
September 1st, 2025 at 1:53 pm
No need to rush him back. Hamstrings are tricky and this franchise doesn’t have the best history with healing hamstrings
September 1st, 2025 at 1:56 pm
They should have placed Morrison on PUP
And kept Bryce Hall in his spot
I seriously doubt if Morrison play 8 games this season
September 1st, 2025 at 1:58 pm
Redshirt year for Morrison, you can just feel it coming. Be a lot like Dennis, who is finally ready to start a season after how many years? Todd’s just BSing us saying he still could play Sunday. Dude can’t even run yet, but he’s moving better. Moving better between the training table, and tub I’m guessing.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:00 pm
Yeah, because of course he is.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:01 pm
….ive banged the drum for this guy for a full year considering im a Notre Dame honk, ive said numerous times he isn’t injury riddled, i do a victory lap after the Bucs draft him annnnd a week in to training camp – he gets injured. God job BEN. Way to go about shedding that injury label BEN, as if we didn’t already have enough injuries BEN, you’re supposed to be what Jamel Dean isn’t BEN
September 1st, 2025 at 2:02 pm
Yeah, “moving better” sounds HORRIBLE.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:03 pm
Part of the reason I would’ve considered passing on him & maybe tried to fix another area of the D instead. They don’t need this anymore but yet they keep going after injured players for some reason. He was already dealing with injuries coming out & it’s not like they were something minor.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:05 pm
Why did they draft a guy that had serious hip surgery and was questionable from day one. This franchise is just a continual nightmare when it comes to hamstring injuries and Todd doesn’t help when he spews garbage like that. By about week five the Bucs will be promoting guys on the practice squad and signing guys to play that were cut from other teams. This season is already starting out bad.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:05 pm
Afraid it’s more than a hamstring. “He’s moving better”. That’s a tell. He’s got a stinking hitch in his get along. Might be wrong. He’s a talented prospect and we’re best off letting him heal up fully. Can only hope it’s just a hamstring.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:09 pm
Kenton.. agreed.
Sure sounds like something else. Something recurring.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:23 pm
This teams medical and training staff suck.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:34 pm
Bowles better beat the Falcons.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:37 pm
Todd Bowles and Morrison dad was teammates with Washington
Just sayin
September 1st, 2025 at 2:39 pm
I DON’T GET IT … JOE PLEASE INQUIRE OR SUGGEST TO LICHT
I’m looking at the depth chart and I see Tez as Evans backup. I also see Culp as the #4 TE. Newsflash: Culp can be an Evans Clone. Same size. Culp is actually a little faster. Start the process of Culp being Evans understudy now. The investment will payoff bigtime and reduce the pressure off of Evans.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:41 pm
Someone said that Bowles was his actual “Godfather.” I don’t know if that’s true or not… never cared enough to look it up!
September 1st, 2025 at 2:50 pm
@UFCGuy
I’ve been saying that. They need to look into their coaches.
September 1st, 2025 at 2:57 pm
He also said Zyon may play nickel, if I heard correctly?
September 1st, 2025 at 3:01 pm
Its ridiculous at this point tbh.
September 1st, 2025 at 3:05 pm
So glad we have such a stellar training and medical staff. Go get him some surgery now, since the season is here.
September 1st, 2025 at 3:06 pm
Draft a guy who is injury prone and this is what you’ll get. Theres a reason he slipped to the second round despite all the talent everyone says he has
September 1st, 2025 at 3:08 pm
They probably bagged him when he tweaked it like they did their starters to be safe. I think he’s probably fine and they just kept him under wraps.
September 1st, 2025 at 3:17 pm
@Buc40
Exactly. Sure I hope he can turn into somebody good for them because they’ve dealt with injuries for too long but it’s as if you never learn. The definition of insanity. Keep doing the same stupid thing over & over again. That’s why I probably would’ve passed on him because it’s like why keep putting yourself through the same thing.
September 1st, 2025 at 3:32 pm
Surely all the experts on this panel have the data for hamstring injuries for the other 31 teams in the league to make the claim that the Bucs are proportionally worse than all the others.
September 1st, 2025 at 3:39 pm
Take your time, no need to rush – we should have a few weeks until Dean gets hurt.
September 1st, 2025 at 3:54 pm
Buc4evr thinks the team will be pulling from practice squad by week 5 …..
Hmmmm, I feel like it will be even BEFORE that….
This organization is suffering from really bad injury juju…
Don’t know what it is, buts it’s getting beyond ridiculous..
Hell we haven’t even started the season and it seems like dudes are dropping like flies already….
Imagine the impact after a real game…
Shoot, we may lose 5-6 guys from Falcons game to a variety of crap injuries..
This is the same stuff that happened last year before the Falcons game. We lost them both because we had KEY players out before each game…This year is feeling like the same story again 🙄
September 1st, 2025 at 4:40 pm
Hell, I’m still upset over Bowles playing JMac in that game on that night, when KNOWING you already have Chris OUT. Made absolutely NO SENSE, whatsoever. I’m not surprised at all about this kid. Knew-it immediately, right after we drafted him, when I looked up his injury history.
September 1st, 2025 at 5:01 pm
The pundits were all saying Morrison probably would have been a first rounder, but for his injury history.
September 1st, 2025 at 5:21 pm
PUP him! BTW, Sports Illustrated (a total rag with zero credibility) has our old friend Jihad Campbell as defensive ROY! I thought that HE was hurt. And then we drafted an injured player at #2! I this is starting to smell like JTS, Braswell, etc. (countless etc. (s).
September 1st, 2025 at 5:29 pm
Morrison isn’t injury prone….he was born with the hip issue. He knew he would have to eventually have surgery once he had gone through his final growth spurt. I didn’t finish growing until halfway through college either. We got 1st round talent in the 2nd round. He will be fine….don’t rush him back.
September 1st, 2025 at 5:46 pm
sos
September 1st, 2025 at 6:55 pm
Bucsfan88, you are likely correct, the defense will probably have more injuries after ATL. I guess I was optimistic to think Dean could make it 5 games. lol. Why does Jason keep drafting guys with serious injury problems that the Bucs try to put in either a starting situation or in the rotation. Availability is also important. To me what Jason is doing by drafting injured players is not the definition of value. There is a reason no once else would draft Morrison. Fans want to get to the SB now, not three years from now.
September 1st, 2025 at 9:38 pm
they should have kept shilo as a yoga instructor
September 2nd, 2025 at 3:18 am
I honestly didn’t expect Morrison to play this year. Unfortunately when it comes too injuries on this team worst case scenario is the most likely scenario.
September 2nd, 2025 at 6:45 am
This guy looks like he’s going to be a bust. How the F can a 22 yr old be out a month for a hamstring? Another 2nd round pick disaster. Just what we needed another brittle football player.
September 2nd, 2025 at 7:27 am
He’s still not practice. Nice…LOL