Guess who was on the field today practicing against the Jaguars in Jacksonville?
Second-year cornerback Benjamin Morrison was hitting people, and he was on punt coverage and return teams. It was a welcome sight. Morrison has been battling a long-standing hamstring issue and hasn’t practice much this summer, and he didn’t play in the Bucs’ first two preseason games.
Joe caught up with Morrison after practice.
“It felt good. It’s just a blessing to be out here,” Morrison said. “It feels good. First-ever joint practice in two years. So, I’m just thankful to be competing.”
Morrison added he built confidence today, the kind you can’t build on the sidelines.
Will Morrison make his preseason debut on Friday night against the Jaguars? That’s the plan, Morrison said, but he truly emphasized that he’s approaching every day as one day at a time.
Today, Joe saw Morrison with the second-team Bucs defense a few times (Joe primarily watched the Bucs offense). Joe saw Morrison with a nice pass breakup over the middle with safety help. Two plays later he was seen beaten deep down the left sideline but the pass was underthrown and Morrison recovered to break it up.