Director of Rehabilitation
Shannon Merrick enters his sixth season as the Buccaneers’ Director of Rehabilitation. Merrick works directly with Head Trainer Todd Toriscelli to treat and rehabilitate injured Buccaneer players. In his first five seasons with the club, Merrick has been a part of two NFC South division championships. Merrick joined the Buccaneers after spending eight years as a site coordinator/rehabilitation director for HealthSouth in Melbourne, Florida. Prior to his appointment at HealthSouth, Merrick held athletic training internships at the University of Notre Dame (1989-1990) and Indianapolis Colts (1988-1989). While an undergraduate at Purdue University, he also served as a student athletic trainer from 1985-1989.
Tampa Bay’s staff is involved in research on dehydration and exercise in the heat. This has been done in conjunction with scientists from the Gatorade Sports Science Institute.
Merrick earned a bachelor’s degree in athletic training, pre-physical therapy from Purdue in 1990, and a master’s degree in physical therapy from Washington University School of Medicine (St. Louis, MO) in 1992.
A native of Goshen, Indiana, Merrick and his wife, Lynne, reside in Tampa with their daughter Elani and sons Joshua and Jack.
