Tag: Bucs injuries

INJURY UPDATE: Vita Vea ruled OUT with knee injury

The Bucs lose their best defensive lineman during their Week 2 matchup with the Detroit Lions.

The Buccaneers’ injury troubles on the defensive line continue, losing a key player in their matchup with the Detroit Lions. Defensive tackle Vita Vea has been ruled out for the rest of the game with a knee injury.

The lose of Vea now means the Bucs are without three starting defensive lineman. They came into the game short-handed with injuries to Logan Hall and Calijah Kancey both missing the game against the Lions and the Commanders last week.

The Bucs came into Week 2 missing the players mentioned above and had to elevate Mike Greene and CJ Brewer from the practice squad. Tampa Bay was also without All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr., who could miss multiple games with an ankle injury.

We are expected to hear the significance of the injury sometime later on Sunday, early Monday. We will have an update as soon as the team provides one to the public.

Injury Update: Bryce Hall and Josh Hayes both OUT with injuries

Bucs cornerbacks Bryce Hall and Josh Hayes both exit Week 1 with injuries.

The Buccaneers cornerback group has been decimated by injuries in their Week 1 matchup with the Washington Commanders.

After Zyon McCollum went out with a concussion, his replacement, Bryce Hall, was just carted off with an apparent knee injury. Additionally, backup CB Josh Hayes has been ruled out with an ankle injury:

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The Bucs’ only remaining healthy cornerbacks are Jamel Dean, Tykee Smith, and Tavierre Thomas. Rookie Tyrek Funderburk was not activated for this game. Tampa Bay may have to call on Christian Izien, who was their starting nickel corner last year but is listed as a safety this season.

The Bucs defense has played well today against rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Commanders offense. They have been held to just seven points through almost three quarters while the Bucs offense has looked better than ever under new coordinator Liam Coen.

Sua Opeta out for the season

The Buccaneers place guard Sua Opeta on injured reserve with a torn ACL.

The Buccaneers have placed guard Sua Opeta on injured reserve with a torn ACL, per Buccaneers.com’s Scott Smith. Opeta left the practice field on Tuesday following the injury, though it was unclear the severity of the injury.

With Opeta out, Ben Bredeson all but secures the starting left guard position. Opeta’s injury does leave a sizable dent in Tampa Bay’s offensive line depth chart, though it opens an opportunity for backups Elijah Klein and Luke Haggard to make the final roster.

Moving Opeta to IR opened a roster spot that the Bucs filled with outside linebacker Jay Person. The former Chattanooga edge rusher was a two-time Southern Conference Defensive Player of the Year, recording 27 sacks and 56 tackles for a loss in 49 career games.

Bucs Divisional Round Injury Report: Four players marked non-participants

It was just a walkthrough Wednesday for the Bucs, but there were a few players marked participants that may be worth watching.

It wasn’t a full practice for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but if the injury report is to be believed, there are a few players to watch going forward.

It was just a walkthrough Wednesday for the Bucs, but if the estimations are anything to go by, there could be some significant injuries on both sides. The Bucs had two edge rushers in Shaquil Barrett and Yaya Diaby not participate, one with an ankle injury and the other with a shoulder injury, respectively. Running back Chase Edmonds has a toe injury that made him a non-participant and Chris Godwin did not participate with a lingering knee injury.

Here’s the full injury report for Wednesday:

Meanwhile, center Frank Ragnow took a rest day for the Lions and did not participate while wideout Kalif Raymond did not participate due to knee injury.

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Two Bucs players have updated status before Week 18 game

The Bucs appeared to be fully healthy Friday, but that isn’t quite the case after a quick change to the report Saturday.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made some last-minute changes to their injury report following its release on the Friday before their Week 18 game against the Carolina Panthers.

The team announced Saturday that it is adding Bucs linebacker K.J. Britt and Bucs outside linebacker and edge rusher Cam Gill to the injury report. While Gill has been deemed questionable with a knee injury, Britt has been downgraded to doubtful with a sudden calf injury.

With Britt’s absence, it seems once again that linebacker Devin White will get the majority of reps at the second LB positon as he has for most of the year. Gill missing will be a bit of a blow to the depth of the line, but it won’t be too big hit given the team has edge rushers that can step up when needed.

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Bucs WR Rakim Jarrett activated from Injured Reserve

The Bucs are getting a wideout back on the 53-man roster before their Week 18 matchup against the Carolina Panthers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be getting back one of their wide receivers to the 53-man roster.

The team announced on Friday that WR Rakim Jarrett is returning from injured reserve to the team’s active roster. Jarrett has not been with the team since he suffered a hamstring injury against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 11.

Jarrett was a special teams player who occasionally fit into the offense before getting injured. The best play of his Bucs tenure so far was in that game against the 49ers, where he caught a 41-yard pass from quarterback Baker Mayfield. Jarrett was listed as questionable on the team’s Week 18 injury report, but head coach Todd Bowles seemed to indicate that the team would be fully healthy against the Carolina Panthers.

Jarrett will re-enter the fold alongside wideout David Moore, who took his place after injury and has caught a touchdown pass since then, coming against the Green Bay Packers earlier in December.

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Bucs QB Baker Mayfield will play vs. Panthers in Week 18 despite rib soreness

Mayfield took a late shot from Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu in Sunday’s loss to New Orleans, but he is set to play in Week 18.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback [autotag]Baker Mayfield[/autotag] isn’t feeling great, but true to form, he’s set to play anyway in Week 18 against the Carolina Panthers.

Mayfield was injured in Week 17’s loss to the New Orleans Saints when he took a late hit from New Orleans Saints safety Tyrann Mathieu during a two-point conversion attempt late in the contest. Mayfield told reporters on the podium after the game that his ribs “didn’t feel great,” but per Greg Auman of Fox Sports, it’s looking as if he will start against the Panthers nonetheless.

Bucs coach Todd Bowles confirmed on Monday that Mayfield’s X-rays came up negative and that the quarterback is still very sore from the injury. How his practice schedule will be affected by the injury remains to be seen.

Some in the Bucs organization took issue with the hit that injured Mayfield. Left tackle Tristan Wirfs told reporters he was tired of similar hits from the New Orleans’ Saints specifically.

Mayfield will get another crack at the Panthers in Week 18, a team he played for and then was subsequently released by in 2022. The first time around this season, Mayfield and the Bucs defeated the Panthers 21-18.

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Bucs Week 17 Injury Report: Three players did not participate

While Wednesdays have been walkthroughs for the Bucs for some time now, you can still see which players are injured from the first report this week here:

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had a fully healthy squad in Week 16 against the Jacksonville Jaguars, but that may not be the case in Week 17 against the New Orleans Saints.

Tampa Bay has held what most refer to as a “Walkthrough Wednesday” for a few weeks now, so the team doesn’t actually practice at full speed. As a result, the reports for Wednesdays are typically estimations, but they can do a good job at revealing which players are dealing with certain injuries. In this case, the Bucs have three injuries to contend with — cornerback Carlton Davis has a concussion, edge rusher Shaquil Barrett has a groin injury and tight end Ko Kieft is dealing with a shoulder injury. The other two players on the report in wideout Rakim Jarrett and Mike Greene are both in their 21-day window to return from Injured Reserve.

You can check out the full injury report below:

Meanwhile, the Saints also had three players designated as non-participants, but one (tight end Jimmy Graham) was due to rest. The big name to watch is tackle Ryan Ramczyk, who has been dealing with a knee injury for a bit and did not play against the Rams in Los Angeles in Week 16.

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Bucs WR Rakim Jarrett opens 21-day return window off IR

Jarrett was placed on injured reserve after Tampa Bay’s game against the San Francisco 49ers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers may be getting some wide receiver depth back in the fold sooner rather than later.

FOX Sports’ Greg Auman announced that wideout Rakim Jarrett is opening the 21-day window to return to the team following an injury to his quadriceps against the San Francisco 49ers. As such, Jarrett has 20 days to be activated off injured reserve and to the active roster — if he isn’t (though that would be highly unlikely), he will not be allowed to return to the team this season.

Jarrett has played both special teams and on the offense during his rookie year in Tampa Bay, where he has acquired 60 yards on four receptions. Most of those yards came from one play, where he caught a 41-yard pass from Baker Mayfield against the 49ers.

His presence has been filled in for by WR David Moore, who was signed to the active roster and caught a touchdown pass against the Green Bay Packers in Week 15.

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Two changes to Bucs injury report ahead of Week 15

The Bucs got some good news and some bad news ahead of their matchup against the Packers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers shuffled around their injury report on Saturday ahead of their Week 15 matchup against the Green Bay Packers.

The team first announced some bad news on Saturday — safety Ryan Neal was downgraded from doubtful to out, and he won’t be traveling with the team. As a result, safeties Kaevon Merriweather and Dee Delaney will get some playing time. Neal was injured during the team’s game against the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14.

On the flip side, the team delivered some better news when defensive lineman Vita Vea was upgraded from doubtful to questionable. This isn’t a guarantee that Vea will play, as he was ruled questionable before the team played the Falcons in Week 15 but was subsequently ruled inactive, but Vea’s presence would be a huge help against the Packers in a game that would go a long way in helping Tampa Bay secure a playoff spot.

With the new designations, the Bucs now have three players out — Neal, cornerback Carlton Davis and DL Will Gholston. Five players are now questionable with Vea’s upgrade — Vea, linebacker Devin White, longsnapper Zach Triner, cornerback Jamel Dean and wideout Chris Godwin.

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