Myers, fighting to hold on to a roster spot at a crowded tight end position, was laid out on a hit by safety Major Wright in Saturday's practice that angered head coach Dirk Koetter, the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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The veteran tight end already faces long odds on the roster front, so a knockout blow from one of his own teammates was about the last thing he needed. Myers had just hauled in a pass down the seam from quarterback Mike Glennon when he was leveled on the chin by a right forearm from Wright that laid him out for approximately 10 seconds. Although the 30-year-old was able to regain his feet afterwards and remain in practice, the hit undermined Koetter's stated goal of reducing penalties this coming season. "That was a cheap shot. All right? That was a cheap shot," Koetter said. "He would've been ejected, he would've been fined and it's a 15-yard penalty. So we don't need those kind of hits. Those kind of hits don't do us any good because they won't be good on Sunday."