Georgia Dome cleaning crews in hazmat suits going into Bucs lockeroom. Crew told me they had special cleaner. pic.twitter.com/JmvQ4jvQIY
— Kevin ODonnell Fox13 (@ODonnellFox13) October 21, 2013
A cleaning crew in hazmat suits came in to scrub the visitor’s locker room at the Georgia Dome for MRSA after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers left following their 31-23 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, FOX 13 reports.
The Buccaneers have been affected by MRSA this season. Three of their players — Carl Nicks, Johnthan Banks, and Lawrence Tynes — have been infected. Banks played in the game, but Nicks and Tynes did not.
MRSA is a bacteria responsible for difficult-to-treat infections.
The situation with the Bucs is similar to what happened with the Cleveland Browns in the last decade. From 2003-2008, at least six Browns players had staph infections.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that the New England Patriots also scrubbed down the visiting locker room following the Buccaneers’ departure after a preseason game in August.
Below is another photo shared by FOX 13 reporter Kevin O’Donnell:
Another picture of MRSA cleanup crew going into #Bucs lockerroom at Georgia Dome. pic.twitter.com/gV3mVSsRYs
— Kevin ODonnell Fox13 (@ODonnellFox13) October 21, 2013
