The #Bucs appear to have dodged a bullet with CB Jamel Dean. Sources say the ankle injury he suffered against the #49ers has him week-to-week, and while he might miss time, it's not considered to be a long injury. Based on what it looked liked initially, this is good news.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) November 22, 2023
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers seem to have avoided long-term injury with one of its starting cornerbacks.
Bucs cornerback Jamel Dean suffered an ankle injury whilst covering wideout Brandon Aiyuk against the 49ers. While it looked very serious initially, with Dean getting carted off with a heavy wrap around his ankle, the NFL’s Ian Rapoport reported on Wednesday that Dean’s injury is considered not serious and “week to week”, and that while he might miss time the injury is not considered serious.
That news would certainly be a boon to the Bucs. Both their starting corners in Dean and Carlton Davis were injured in Week 11, as was linebacker Lavonte David. If those three are out, Tampa Bay will be in big trouble defensively, so news that Dean could return would not force the Bucs to dig deep into their depth to replace him.
Corners behind Dean include Zyon McCollum and Dee Delaney. Delaney sometimes plays safety, but if he has to play corner instead, that role would go to Kaevon Merriweather.
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