{"id":234885,"date":"2025-07-25T11:46:13","date_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:46:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/234885\/"},"modified":"2025-07-25T11:46:13","modified_gmt":"2025-07-25T11:46:13","slug":"notre-dame-alum-tampa-bay-bucs-rookie-cb-benjamin-morrison-grateful-to-be-healthy-again","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/234885\/","title":{"rendered":"Notre Dame alum, Tampa Bay Bucs rookie CB Benjamin Morrison grateful to be healthy again"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Former Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/markskoljrTV\/status\/1948500518910779732\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:is on the comeback trail;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">is on the comeback trail<\/a> during his first <a href=\"https:\/\/touchdownwire.usatoday.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:NFL;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">NFL<\/a> training camp.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/sports\/nfl\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Buccaneers;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> rookie says he is grateful to be back on the football field after his season-ending injury with the <a href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/ncaaf\/teams\/notre-dame-fighting-irish\/3509\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Fighting Irish;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Fighting Irish<\/a> last season. Morrison is feeling like himself again, which is great news for the Irish alum.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Morrison was considered one of the top cornerbacks in this past April&#8217;s draft, but he underwent <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/benjamin-morrison-first-notre-dame-005735635.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:bilateral hip surgery that cup short his 2024 season;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bilateral hip surgery that cup short his 2024 season<\/a> with the Fighting Irish to just six games. So there was some uncertainty as to where he would be drafted, but Tampa Bay ended up <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/benjamin-morrison-first-notre-dame-005735635.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:selecting him at No. 53 overall;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">selecting him at No. 53 overall<\/a> (the fifth player taken at his position).<\/p>\n<p>And when he received a phone call from Bucs general manager Jason Licht and head coach Todd Bowles, he let out all of his emotions <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/44871373\/tampa-bay-buccanners-benjamin-morrison-2025-nfl-draft\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:in a video that ended up going viral;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">in a video that ended up going viral<\/a>. Hopefully a return to full health is what we see from Morrison, as when he\u2019s out on the field, he\u2019s a lock-down corner.<\/p>\n<p>Contact\/Follow us\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/IrishWireND\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:@IrishWireND;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">@IrishWireND<\/a>\u00a0on X (Formerly Twitter), and like our page on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TheFightingIrishWire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Facebook;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"> Facebook<\/a>\u00a0to follow ongoing coverage of Notre Dame news, notes, and opinions.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Follow Dave on X: <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Miller_Dave\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Miller_Dave;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Miller_Dave<\/a><\/p>\n<p>This article originally appeared on Fighting Irish Wire: <a href=\"https:\/\/fightingirishwire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/college\/fighting-irish\/football\/2025\/07\/25\/tampa-bay-buccaneers-benjamin-morrison-health-status-notre-dame\/85366839007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tampa Bay Bucs rookie Benjamin Morrison is grateful to be healthy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tampa Bay Bucs rookie Benjamin Morrison is grateful to be healthy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former Notre Dame cornerback Benjamin Morrison is on the comeback trail during his first NFL training camp. 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