With three days to go until the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Week 3 matchup against the Denver Broncos, they’ll likely be going in without a few starters.
Two in particular, right tackle Luke Goedeke and nose tackle Vita Vea, didn’t participate in practice at all this week. Safety Antoine Winfield Jr. and defensive lineman Calijah Kancey also haven’t practiced but were already expected to miss the contest heading into this week.
Vea was ruled out last week with the same knee injury limiting him today. As for Goedeke, he’s dealing with a concussion, so he’ll have to be cleared from protocol before Sunday if he wants any chance at playing, although unlikely.
The Bucs have been dealing with injuries throughout the first two weeks of the season, and the trend seems to be continuing. They’ll need to adapt the ‘next man up’ mentality to get through another week against a weak Broncos team.