Jenna Laine, ESPN Staff Writer 7y

Bucs WR Louis Murphy suffers setback

TAMPA, Fla. -- Louis Murphy's return to action may take a little longer than expected. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver who began the season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list, suffered a setback last week and was not practicing with the team on Wednesday.

"There was a setback, yep," coach Dirk Koetter said of Murphy. "[It is a] different injury than his knee." Koetter maintained his policy of not disclosing specifics of injuries, but when asked if it was a significant setback he responded, "I don't know what is significant and what is not, but not able to practice right now."

Murphy, 29, suffered a torn ACL on Oct. 25, 2015, against the Washington Redskins. The injury came when Bashaud Breeland collided with his right knee and forced him to miss all of training camp and the preseason, as well as a league-mandated first six weeks of the season.

Murphy had been given clearance to begin practicing a week ago Monday as part of the 21-day period in which a player on the PUP list can start practicing with the team without counting against the 53-man roster limit.

Murphy is in the third year of a four-year contract with the Bucs. They are already without fellow veteran wideout Vincent Jackson, who suffered a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve earlier this month.

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