Greg Schiano explained what caused him to miss the Bucs’ team plane ride home from New England. His father became ill during the Pats-Bucs game and Schiano stayed with his dad while waiting for other family members to drive to the Boston area.

Schiano didn’t detail what happened, while speaking to media today, or when he learned of the problem. The head coach said his father was still there for testing.

Joe wishes the elder Mr. Schiano well.

(Joe has turned off comments on this post to avoid babysitting the infants that would poke fun at the situation.)