After surviving Week 2 against the Detroit Lions with a depleted secondary, one would expect that Week 3 versus the 0-2 Denver Broncos would be less stressful, but with a new week came new injuries for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Star nose tackle Vita Vea left the last game early with an MCL sprain, further depleting the Bucs’ defensive line, which was already without defensive lineman Calijah Kancey due to a calf injury.
In addition to missing some beef on the defensive line, Tampa’s secondary is still expected to be without All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr and No. 4 cornerback Josh Hayes, who will likely be out for a few more weeks on top of No.3 cornerback Bryce Hall likely missing the rest of the season.
Some Bucs Returning From Injury
Despite those injuries on the defensive line, it seems that the Bucs’ starting right tackle, Luke Goedeke, could be returning from a concussion this week, which would be a welcome addition after Aidan Hutchinson recorded five sacks by himself just a week ago while facing backup Justin Skule.
Here is the complete Bucs injury report from Wednesday:
CB Jamel Dean — knee — limited participant
DT William Gholston — knee — did not participate
OT Luke Goedeke — concussion — did not participate
DE Logan Hall — foot — limited participant
CB Josh Hayes — ankle — did not participate
DT Calijah Kancey — calf — did not participate
WR Kameron Johnson — ankle — limited participant
DT Vita Vea — knee — did not participate
RB Rachaad White — groin — limited participant
S Antoine Winfield Jr. — foot — did not participate
Broncos Injury Update
Here is the Broncos injury report from Wednesday:
LB Baron Browning — foot — did not participate
DE John Franklin-Myers — concussion — did not participate
S Brandon Jones — foot — did not participate
S JL Skinner — ankle — did not participate
DE Zach Allen — shoulder — limited participant
TE Greg Dulcich — knee/ankle — limited participant
WR Josh Reynolds — achilles — limited participant
TE Adam Trautman — shoulder — limited participant
WR Devaughn Vele — ribs — limited participant
