The Tampa Bay Buccaneers shall be with out All-Professional left deal with Tristan Wirfs for Sunday’s vital sport towards the Miami Dolphins.
Tampa coach Todd Bowles advised reporters Friday that Wirfs has been dominated out of this week’s street sport attributable to a toe damage he sustained in final week’s 23-20 loss on the Carolina Panthers. Wirfs was capable of end that sport, however has not practiced in any respect this week as a result of damage.
In his absence, Ben Chukwuma will begin and defend Baker Mayfield’s blindside with the Buccaneers’ season on the road.
“We appreciated what we noticed final time (from Chikwuma),” Bowles mentioned. “So an opportunity to play and get higher.”
Wirfs, 26, was simply named to his fifth Professional Bowl in his sixth season with Tampa Bay, which drafted him thirteenth total within the 2020 NFL Draft. He was a first-team All Professional in 2021 and 2024, beginning all 90 video games he is performed in his NFL profession.
Wirfs caught his first profession landing move in Week 13 towards the Arizona Cardinals. He grabbed a 2-yard move from Baker Mayfield for a second-quarter rating.
Chukwuma has performed 84 offensive snaps this season, beginning one sport vs. New Orleans and permitting one stress and no sacks in 79 snaps.
The Buccaneers (7-8) have misplaced six of their final seven video games since their 6-2 begin, placing their run of 4 straight NFC South championships in danger. They path the Panthers (8-7) by one sport within the division coming into Week 17, however have an opportunity to avenge that loss and win the division in Week 18 in the event that they beat the Dolphins (6-9) on Sunday.
–Subject Degree Media
