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Todd Bowles gave a bizarre reason for replacing Jamel Dean with Benjamin Morrison

Jamel Dean is playing the best football of his career, but Todd Bowles keeps leaving him on the sideline in crucial situations in favor of a rookie.

Todd Bowles. Tampa Bay Buccaneers v New England Patriots | Chris Graythen/GettyImages

The Buccaneers lost to the Patriots in frustrating fashion Sunday by a score of 28-23. One of the main weaknesses that New England took advantage of was rookie cornerback Benjamin Morrison.

Tampa Bay drafted Morrison in the second round of April’s draft. But with Dean and Zyon McCollum taking the lion’s share of reps at outside cornerback, and fellow rookie Jacob Parrish starting in the slot, there isn’t much room for Morrison.