Lawrence Tynes' wife tweets at Bucs

Lawrence Tynes' wife took to Twitter on
Wednesday to publicly refute the Tampa Bay
Buccaneers' claim that her husband is "responding
well" to treatment for MRSA, a serious staph
infection that sidelined the veteran kicker earlier
this month.
The Buccaneers acknowledged last week that they
treated their facility last week to prevent an MRSA
outbreak after Tynes and Pro Bowl guard Carl Nicks
contracted the infection.
Buccaneers coach Greg Schiano said Tuesday that
both players "are responding well" to treatment.
Amanda Tynes posted a response on her Twitter
account and posted a photo of her husband:
I hear my husband is responding "well" to
treatment. LOL! He's NOT responding at all yet.
This is our #bucslife pic.twitter.com/Gy4z4OcAXA
— Amanda Tynes (@AmandaTynes9) August 28,
2013 Several hours after her initial tweet, Tynes'
wife posted a follow-up message:
Thank you so much for all the well wishes.
Lawrence finally has the right people in his corner.
Right now he needs to rest and get healthy.
— Amanda Tynes (@AmandaTynes9) August 28,
2013 Tynes underwent surgery last week to repair
his infected toe. The Bucs signed kicker Rian
Lindell on the same day Tynes had his surgery, in
which the infection was scraped from his toe and
his toe bone.
Tynes sought a second opinion after what originally
was identified as an ingrown toenail failed to heal
and became infected. Doctors at the New York
Hospital for Special Surgery confirmed a diagnosis
of MRSA.
Tynes has not participated in training camp.
The New England Patriots, who hosted the
Buccaneers earlier this month for joint practices
and scrimmages, also have treated their facility for
MRSA, a league source told ESPN on Wednesday.
Information from ESPN's Chris Mortensen and
Adam Schefter was used in this report.