Buccaneers receive terrible news on Sunday
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a problem. And that problem is the offensive line. It's not because they don't have any good players to man the front five. It's because they are all getting hurt. Guard Aaron Stinnie is the latest Buccaneer on the offensive line to suffer an injury that will cause him to […]
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have a problem.
And that problem is the offensive line.
It's not because they don't have any good players to man the front five. It's because they are all getting hurt.
Guard Aaron Stinnie is the latest Buccaneer on the offensive line to suffer an injury that will cause him to miss time during the regular season. Per ESPN's Jenna Laine, the veteran tore his ACL and MCL against the Tennessee Titans during Saturday night's matchup.
Stinnie is slated to miss the entire season while the timeline for Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen's return is still unknown. But, Todd Bowles did confirm a couple of weeks ago that Jensen could return in November or December. Either way, he's going to miss a good chunk of the season.
And, currently, All-Pro right tackle Tristan Wirfs is day-to-day with an oblique strain.
Stinnie's injury is a double dose of bad news because rookie guard Luke Goedeke, a player who had been battling for the starting left guard position alongside Stinnie and Nick Leverett, did not fare well in his start against the Titans. At this point, the Buccaneers' starting offensive line is very likely to feature Leverett at left guard and Hainsey at center.
The good news is they still have time to figure this out, but they're also running out of time, simultaneously. It'll be interesting to see how the Buccaneers figure this out over the next couple of weeks.
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