Panthers
Five Buccaneers are listed with an illness on Wednesday's Week 7 injury report, released October 21 ahead of the game at Carolina. Running back Bucky Irving and cornerback Zyon McCollum did not practice, and tackle Luke Goedeke (calf), receiver Emeka Egbuka and linebacker Christian Rozeboom (finger) sat out as well (Buccaneers.com, JoeBucsFan).
Key facts
- Five Buccaneers are listed with an illness on Wednesday's report: Bucky Irving and Zyon McCollum did not practice, Calijah Kancey was limited, and Riley Dixon and Chase McLaughlin were full (Buccaneers.com, October 21).
- Tackle Luke Goedeke (calf), wide receiver Emeka Egbuka (concussion/foot) and linebacker Christian Rozeboom (finger) did not practice (Buccaneers.com, October 21).
- Quarterback Baker Mayfield (right thumb) was a full participant, and Bowles hopes to decide the Panthers starter on Friday (Buccaneers.com, October 21).
- Safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (rib) was limited after missing Weeks 5 and 6 (Pewter Report, October 21).
- For Carolina, quarterback Bryce Young (knee) was a full participant and outside linebacker Jaelan Phillips (hamstring) did not practice (Buccaneers.com, October 21).
Buccaneers injury report, Wednesday
Player | Pos | Injury | Wed |
|---|---|---|---|
Emeka Egbuka | WR | Concussion/foot | DNP |
Luke Goedeke | T | Calf | DNP |
Bucky Irving | RB | Illness | DNP |
Zyon McCollum | CB | Illness | DNP |
Christian Rozeboom | LB | Finger | DNP |
Calijah Kancey | DT | Illness | Limited |
NT | Rest | Limited | |
Antoine Winfield Jr. | S | Rib | Limited |
Riley Dixon | P | Illness | Full |
Chase McLaughlin | K | Illness | Full |
Baker Mayfield | QB | Right thumb | Full |
G | Wrist | Full | |
Benjamin Morrison | CB | Quad | Full |
David Sills V | WR | Hamstring | Full |
Josiah Trotter | LB | Shoulder | Full |
Sean Tucker | RB | Quad | Full |
Source: Buccaneers.com, October 21. No player has a game status yet; those come with Friday's report.
Illness in the locker room
JoeBucsFan headlined its report with a bug going through the locker room. Irving and McCollum missed the whole session, Kancey was limited, and the kicker and punter, McLaughlin and Dixon, practiced fully (JoeBucsFan, Pewter Report).
Goedeke and the offensive line
Goedeke did not practice with a calf injury. Pewter Report names Justin Skule as the replacement if Goedeke cannot play. Egbuka's concussion and foot injury is covered in our Egbuka report.
Good news at quarterback and safety
Baker Mayfield was a full participant for the first time since dislocating his right thumb in Week 3, and Todd Bowles hopes to choose between Mayfield and Jalon Daniels on Friday (Mayfield update). Antoine Winfield Jr. was limited with a rib injury after missing Weeks 5 and 6 (Pewter Report); see his earlier injury story.
Panthers injury report, Wednesday
Player | Pos | Injury | Wed |
|---|---|---|---|
Chuba Hubbard | RB | Rest | DNP |
Thomas Incoom | OLB | Calf | DNP |
Devin Lloyd | LB | Rest | DNP |
Taylor Moton | T | Rest | DNP |
Jaelan Phillips | OLB | Hamstring | DNP |
Darren Waller | TE | Rest | DNP |
A.J. Dillon | RB | Ankle | Full |
Monroe Freeling | T | Knee | Full |
Bam Martin-Scott | LB | Hamstring | Full |
Bryce Young | QB | Knee | Full |
Source: Buccaneers.com, October 21.
What comes next
The Buccaneers, 1-5, play at the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, October 25, at 1:00 PM ET, 18:00 CET (Europe moves to winter time that night). The how to watch guide has the details, and the depth chart shows who is available.
Wednesday's report is a first read, not a verdict. Three of the four players with the biggest questions, Goedeke, Egbuka and Mayfield, will get their answers on Thursday and Friday, and a bug that sidelined two starters for a day only matters if it lasts.
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