Jenna Laine
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie huge receiver Emeka Egbuka suffered a hamstring harm towards the San Francisco 49ers in Sunday's 30-19 win and was dominated out.
Egbuka, the Bucs' nineteenth total draft choose, had 445 receiving yards coming into Sunday's recreation — fourth-most within the league. His 5 touchdowns had been tied for second-most within the league.
After the sport, Bucs coach Todd Bowles didn't have an replace past saying Egbuka was nonetheless being evaluated.
Egbuka's loss left quarterback Baker Mayfield — whom many have dubbed as an early MVP candidate — much more short-handed within the passing recreation on Sunday. However then moments after the announcement that Egbuka was out, Mayfield averted a sack for a 15-yard scramble on third-and-14 and linked with rookie Tez Johnson on a diving 45-yard landing to make it 27-19 heading into the fourth quarter.
“I imply it was enormous,” Bowles stated of the performs. “Each time one thing occurs [that is] damaging, he makes it a optimistic and he does one thing to offer all people hope and that run was considered one of them.”
The Bucs are already with out huge receiver Mike Evans, who has missed three video games with a hamstring pressure. Then Chris Godwin suffered a fibula harm two video games after coming back from ankle surgical procedure. This additionally marked the second missed recreation for working again Bucky Irving, who's coping with a foot sprain and a shoulder subluxation.
Broad receiver Jalen McMillan, who suffered a neck sprain within the second preseason recreation, is on injured reserve, however the hope is he can return after the Bucs' Week 9 bye.
Evans has not returned to apply but, however his preliminary projected timeline for restoration was three to 4 weeks, which means he might doubtlessly return subsequent week towards the Detroit Lions. Coach Todd Bowles stated Godwin's harm is “week-to-week.”
“I actually genuinely belief the blokes which can be in there,” Mayfield stated. “They're prepared. We discuss all through the week. Guys are on the identical web page and that is actual. I belief these guys, regardless that a few of them won't have performed an entire lot of ball, but when we're on the identical web page, good issues occur.
“You do not have to have the proper play when all of your guys are combating for one another and are on the identical web page and that is an instance of that.”
