A former Tampa Bay Buccaneers player has blocked the team’s attempt to kick his lawsuit out of court.

Two-time Super Bowl champion Lawrence Tynes sued the Buccaneers in Hillsborough Circuit Court after he contracted a career-ending staph infection at the team’s training facility. The Bucs sought to move the case to federal court, where they argued the placekicker had no right to sue because his claims fell under the National Football League’s collective bargaining agreement.