Tampa Bay Buccaneers close tackle Tristan Wirfs is expected to miss aggregate weeks with an ankle/foot injury, a root told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.
Wirfs has immoderate ligament harm but should beryllium capable to debar country unless a 2nd sentiment reveals more, the root said. The hope, according to the source, is that Wirfs volition beryllium retired lone 3 to 4 weeks.
The wounded happened successful overtime of Sunday's 23-17 nonaccomplishment to the Cleveland Browns. On a second-and-9 play, Wirfs was pass-blocking antiaircraft extremity Jadeveon Clowney, with extracurricular linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah attempting to hurdle moving backmost Ke'Shawn Vaughn, who inadvertently pushed Owusu-Koramoah into the backmost of Wirfs' legs.
The nonaccomplishment of Wirfs, conscionable the ninth violative lineman since 1990 to beryllium named a first-team All-Pro successful his archetypal 2 seasons, is the latest stroke to the Bucs' violative line.
Tampa Bay has already mislaid Pro Bowl halfway Ryan Jensen successful grooming camp, Pro Bowl near defender Ali Marpet to status and close defender Alex Cappa -- a Pro Bowl alternate past play -- to escaped agency. Aaron Stinnie, who was challenging for the starting near defender job, was besides mislaid for the play during campy aft tearing his near ACL and MCL.
"It's awful," backmost Tom Brady said Sunday. "It's atrocious for us, it's atrocious for him. He's a large subordinate for us. The different guys successful are going to person to bash a bully job, but it's hard to regenerate him."
Information from ESPN's Jenna Laine was utilized successful this report.
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