TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield shall be down two No. 3 receivers Thursday night time in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons with Trey Palmer coping with a concussion suffered in final week’s sport in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles and Jalen McMillan nonetheless sidelined with a hamstring damage, coach Todd Bowles mentioned Wednesday.
That is along with All-Professional security Antoine Winfield Jr. who stays sidelined with a foot/ankle damage, beginning proper deal with Luke Goedeke (concussion) and beginning defensive deal with Calijah Kancey (calf) additionally being out.
The workforce additionally positioned inside linebacker SirVocea Dennis, who was getting an elevated workload in passing conditions, on injured reserve with a shoulder damage on Tuesday.
“We’ll go together with what we have now,” Bowles mentioned. “We have been going with what we have now. We have now guys that stepped up. They must step up once more.”
This marks the fifth straight sport Kancey will miss after struggling the damage within the closing apply earlier than the Bucs’ season opener. Bowles expressed optimism that Kancey would possibly be capable of return for subsequent week’s second interdivisional sport for the Bucs on the New Orleans Saints, saying, “He has an opportunity.”
It would mark 4 straight video games missed for Goedeke, who did apply this week however on a restricted foundation. Kancey and Winfield haven’t but returned to apply.
The Bucs additionally signed veteran broad receiver Sterling Shepard and inside linebacker Antonio Grier from the apply squad to the 53-man roster.
