Sep 28th 2008 11:45AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Buccaneers, Packers, NFL Injuries, NFL Media Watch, NFL Rumors
No one would blame Matt Bryant for not playing today against the Green Bay Packers. After all, his son passed away this week. However, Bryant is apparently the strongest emotional human being on the entire planet, because he is playing today.
Bryant is officially listed as questionable, but the reported on its website on Saturday that the 33-year-old veteran is expected to play.
This has been confirmed as well by the fact that Bryant is already warming up in Tampa, preparing to kick today.

I have no kids nor have I ever had any kids, so I can’t speak to what it would be like to lose one. However, I do understand what it means to have lost someone close to you and how it affects you over the next few days/weeks/months/however long.

So, for Matt Bryant to be kicking on a Sunday after he lost his son on a Wednesday makes him a man amongst boys in my opinion. And talk about the lack of athleticism needed to be a kicker all you want, but stepping foot on the gridiron that soon after the passing of a child makes him the toughest guy on the field by far.