06-13-2018, 03:27 PM
(06-13-2018, 02:28 PM)ochocincos Wrote: Bryant did not play a full season in Tampa Bay in 2009, as he had injuries that led to him getting surgery to repair cartilage in his left knee after the 2009 season. And he never recovered from the surgery.
http://www.espn.com/nfl/trainingcamp10/news/story?id=5509631
(06-13-2018, 02:31 PM)Bengalholic Wrote: Bryant only put up 5 games of 50+ yards his final season in Tampa (only getting 100+ yards once) and was held to 3 catches or less 9 times in 13 games.
Bryant had surgery before the 2009 season, not after. He did have some injury issues but he played in the final 7 games of the season catching 23 passes for 371 yds (16.1 avg). He had 91 yds against the Falcons in week 12 and 116 against the Panthers in week 13. He was having some problems with the knee but he was healthy enough to play and produce. Then by training camp he claimed he could not even practice. Clearly there was another injury sometime between the end of the '09 season and training camp in '10.
