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TAMPA, Fla. (May 17, 2003 1:55 a.m. EDT) - Part of Anthony McFarland still asks why.
Why was last season, the finest of his budding NFL career, cut short by injury? And why did it have to happen during the year the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally won the Super Bowl?
"That's the toughest part because you just had a feeling about this team, what we were about to do and the things that were about to go on. Not to be part of that was frustrating," said McFarland, who broke his right foot Dec. 15 and didn't play again.
"At the same time, I was happy because I was a part of it. This is my team, and my ring is going to be the same size as everybody's. That's the way I look at it. But deep down inside, there's a little frustration or hurt that should be in every competitor when he's not able to go out there and play." ...
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Why was last season, the finest of his budding NFL career, cut short by injury? And why did it have to happen during the year the Tampa Bay Buccaneers finally won the Super Bowl?
"That's the toughest part because you just had a feeling about this team, what we were about to do and the things that were about to go on. Not to be part of that was frustrating," said McFarland, who broke his right foot Dec. 15 and didn't play again.
"At the same time, I was happy because I was a part of it. This is my team, and my ring is going to be the same size as everybody's. That's the way I look at it. But deep down inside, there's a little frustration or hurt that should be in every competitor when he's not able to go out there and play." ...
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