TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive tackle Gerald McCoy exited Sunday's 24-21 loss to the Detroit Lions after suffering a right shoulder/biceps injury.
McCoy will undergo an MRI on his arm tomorrow. He said he wasn't exactly sure how he injured it but it happened in the first play of the game.
"I don't know. You're in the middle of a play, you go to the next one, you feel a certain pain [and] keep playing," McCoy said. "I play through pain all the time and then it gets to a point where it's pain tolerance.
"I kind of couldn't tolerate it anymore. I didn't want to be out there playing with one arm. You're not helping your team at that point -- then you're being selfish. My teammates know I fight. I fight and I fight and I never quit. If I would have kept playing I would have hurt my team."
McCoy left the game early in the second quarter and was visibly upset on the sideline as tape and gloves were cut off his hands. Teammates took turns consoling him and patting him on the back.
A five-time Pro Bowler, McCoy has a team-leading 5.0 sacks this year. His 22 quarterback hits this season are a career high.
The Bucs are already without backup three-technique Clinton McDonald because of a back injury.
McCoy's season ended prematurely in 2010 because of a torn left biceps. It happened again in 2011 when he tore his left biceps, undergoing surgery on both arms.
