Jenna Laine
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers extensive receiver Mike Evans has been positioned on injured reserve after struggling a damaged collarbone within the crew's 24-9 Monday evening loss to the Detroit Lions, the crew introduced.
A supply instructed ESPN that Evans will endure surgical procedure this week to restore his collarbone, as first reported by NFL Community. Evans additionally suffered a concussion throughout the sport.
The hope is that he shall be again earlier than the top of the common season, coach Todd Bowles mentioned on Wednesday, including that Evans is “doing effectively.”
“It should be contact and go,” Bowles mentioned. “We'll see as we get towards the top of the yr. It is positively going to be the top of the yr — hopefully it is earlier than that — if we get to the playoffs, we go from there. It might be within the playoffs. It depends upon the way it heals.”
Outdoors linebacker Haason Reddick additionally sustained an harm throughout Monday's sport. The crew remains to be awaiting outcomes from an MRI, however Bowles mentioned Reddick will miss a while.
The crew shall be with out working again Bucky Irving (foot sprain, shoulder subluxation) and extensive receiver Chris Godwin Jr. (fibula) on this week's sport on the New Orleans Saints. Bowles was requested if the fibula harm being on the identical leg as Godwin's surgically repaired left ankle places his season in jeopardy. “It is a week-to-week factor proper now,” he responded. “I do not assume it places his season in jeopardy.”
The crew can be nonetheless with out extensive receiver Jalen McMillan, who suffered a sprained neck within the second preseason sport and has been on injured reserve. McMillan's goal has at all times been after the Week 9 bye, however no particular date was given then, neither is there one now. “He is getting higher,” Bowles mentioned. “I haven't got a particular date for you both, however he is positively getting higher. When he will get out of the [neck] brace we'll see, however he is positively feeling higher.”
The crew has signed offensive lineman Michael Jordan off the apply squad to fill Evans' roster spot. The Bucs have additionally signed former Denver Broncos and Pittsburgh Steelers extensive receiver Brandon Johnson to their apply squad to fill Jordan's spot.
