The Bucs have their second scheduled time off on Monday, August 5, and that’s in all probability an excellent factor contemplating that Tropical Storm Debby remains to be drenching the Tampa Bay space with heavy rain. The crew is about to return to apply on August 6 – possible within the indoor facility on Tuesday if the rain continues.
Are any of the injured Bucs slated to return to apply?
Pewter Report has an replace on all the injured Bucs from numerous crew sources. Tampa Bay has already misplaced one potential starter for the 12 months as guard Sua Opeta tore his ACL within the evening apply on July 30. Sua was positioned on injured reserve final week.
Bucs Harm Replace – Out Of Motion For Awhile
OLB Yaya Diaby
The Bucs acquired a scare on Thursday when Diaby, the crew’s main sacker from a 12 months in the past, went down with an ankle damage. The crew held its collective breaths as Diaby didn’t stand up for a number of minutes and needed to be carted off the sphere. It was later decided that Diaby has a excessive ankle sprain, which can maintain him out of motion for four-to-six weeks. Diaby has been dominated out for the preseason and the crew is targeted on getting him again in time for the season opener on September 8 in opposition to Washington.
SS Jordan Whitehead
Whitehead suffered a thigh bruise throughout the crew’s evening apply on July 30 and he has missed apply ever since. He’s thought of week-to-week. The crew is taking precautions with Whitehead given his standing as a starter and can maintain him out for at the very least the primary preseason recreation, and probably the second. Whitehead spent his first 4 years within the league in Tampa Bay and three of these years had been in Todd Bowles protection, so he is aware of the scheme fairly properly.
OT Silas Dzansi
Dzansi is a reserve offensive sort out that has been spending time at each left and proper sort out, typically working with the second crew after spending his rookie season final 12 months on Tampa Bay’s apply squad. He’s carried out properly at the beginning of coaching camp, however injured his knee in apply on Saturday, August 2. He’s thought of week-to-week and can miss at the very least the primary preseason recreation.
QB Zack Annexstad
Annexstad suffered a shoulder damage throughout his senior at Illinois State and the crew is hoping that he recovers in time to check out him in coaching camp. The Bucs signed Annexstad as an undrafted free agent in Might and he has missed the complete offseason and coaching camp rehabbing his damage. Annexstad is at present on the non-football damage listing.
TE Tanner Taula
Taula suffered a leg damage away from the crew throughout summer season break. He has missed all of coaching camp up to now and is on the non-football damage listing. He’s thought of week-to-week and the Bucs hope he returns in time to play within the preseason sooner or later, however he’s dominated out for the primary preseason recreation for positive.
Bucs Harm Replace – May Return To Motion Quickly
DB Tykee Smith
Smith suffered a light ankle damage throughout Saturday’s damage and was unable to complete apply. The rookie is taken into account to be day-to-day and the crew would possibly maintain him out of the primary preseason recreation on Saturday in Cincinnati as a precaution even when he returns to apply later this week.
RB Chase Edmonds
Edmonds has missed the final eight practices with an undisclosed damage and is taken into account day-to-day. He has solely participated within the first coaching camp apply thus far. His standing for the primary preseason recreation is unsure presently.
WR Kameron Johnson
Johnson has missed the final couple of practices with an undisclosed damage and is taken into account day-to-day. His standing for the primary preseason recreation is unsure presently.
OLB Shaun Peterson Jr.
Peterson has missed the final couple of practices with an undisclosed damage and is taken into account day-to-day. His standing for the primary preseason recreation is unsure presently.