Vikings
Rueben Bain Jr. did not practice on Wednesday, September 23, the first practice of the week before Sunday's home game against the Minnesota Vikings. The Buccaneers listed their first-round rookie with a groin injury (Buccaneers.com, September 23), and Todd Bowles said Bain got hurt in Sunday's 23-19 loss to the Cleveland Browns (Pro Football Talk, Yahoo Sports). Bain played through it and finished the game (Pewter Report).
Key facts
- Rueben Bain Jr. did not practice on Wednesday, September 23, with a groin injury, on the Buccaneers' first injury report of Week 3 (Buccaneers.com, September 23).
- Todd Bowles said Bain suffered the groin injury in the 23-19 loss to the Cleveland Browns on September 20; Bain played through it.
- Linebacker Josiah Trotter (shoulder) and outside linebacker Anthony Nelson (shin) also did not practice on Wednesday.
- Baker Mayfield (illness), Jalen McMillan (knee) and Jacob Parrish (back) were full participants on Wednesday.
- Bain has one tackle on 76 defensive snaps through two games.
- The Buccaneers host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, September 27, at 4:05 PM ET, 22:05 CEST, on FOX.
It is the second injury of Bain's young career. He carried an AC joint sprain in his shoulder out of the summer, and on September 21 Bowles said he did not think the rookie was completely healthy. BucsWorld covered that in Rueben Bain Jr. is not completely healthy, Bowles says after a second quiet game. Through two games, Bain has one tackle on 76 defensive snaps (Pro Football Talk).
Buccaneers injury report, Wednesday
Player | Pos | Injury | Wed |
|---|---|---|---|
Rueben Bain Jr. | OLB | Groin | DNP |
Josiah Trotter | LB | Shoulder | DNP |
Anthony Nelson | OLB | Shin | DNP |
Baker Mayfield | QB | Illness | Full |
Jalen McMillan | WR | Knee | Full |
Jacob Parrish | CB | Back | Full |
What it means for the pass rush
Two of the five outside linebackers on the depth chart missed Wednesday. On the Week 2 depth chart, Al-Quadin Muhammad is listed behind Bain, and Anthony Nelson is the backup behind Yaya Diaby on the other side, with David Walker third. With Nelson also out on Wednesday, Pewter Report expects Muhammad and Walker to rotate with Diaby if Bain cannot go. The full depth chart has both units.
Trotter, the other rookie starter on defense, hurt his shoulder against Cleveland, missed a few snaps and came back to finish the game. On Wednesday he worked out separately with a harness over his left shoulder (Pewter Report). SirVocea Dennis is listed behind him at inside linebacker. Trotter already has an interception this season: his pick six at Cincinnati.
Elsewhere the news was better. Baker Mayfield was listed with an illness but practiced fully, as did wide receiver Jalen McMillan and cornerback Jacob Parrish.
Vikings injury report, Wednesday
Player | Pos | Injury | Wed |
|---|---|---|---|
Aaron Jones | RB | Knee | DNP |
Jake Golday | LB | Ankle | DNP |
Brett Thorson | P | Right hamstring | DNP |
Brian O'Neill | T | Knee | Limited |
Nick Samac | C | Knee | Limited |
Jalen Redmond | DL | Elbow | Limited |
Tyrion Ingram-Dawkins | DL | Oblique | Limited |
DeeJay Dallas | RB | Toe | Limited |
Kyler Murray is not on Minnesota's report; he was cleared to start in Week 3.
What comes next
Thursday and Friday bring two more practice reports, and Friday's report carries the game designations. Kickoff at Raymond James Stadium is Sunday, September 27, at 4:05 PM ET, 22:05 CEST, on FOX; how to watch from Europe has the details.
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