Buccaneers' Todd Bowles gives new injury update on Haason Reddick
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' defense was electric against the New Orleans Saints in Week 8, holding their division rival to just three points and getting four turnovers on the day. That was all without star pass rusher Haason Reddick, who the Bucs are paying $14 million this year.
Reddick was injured against the Detroit Lions with both a knee and an ankle injury, and he underwent an MRI to check both of those injuries out. We didn't know what that MRI looked like leading up to Tampa Bay's game against the Saints, but we do now, and it looks like Reddick could be back sooner than later.
Todd Bowles revealed to media on Monday that Reddick's MRI came back clean for his knee and that his ankle is merely sprained. Bowles said that Reddick is week-to-week with the injury.
"It is just a sprain. Right now, we are taking it day-by-day, week-by-week," Bowles said. "The knee is sore, but it will be okay."
Todd Bowles says that Haason Reddick has a sprained ankle and that his knee is okay — calls him “week to week.”
— River Wells (@riverhwells) October 27, 2025
Haason Reddick seems to avoid serious injury
It looks as if Reddick could come back for the Buccaneers sooner than previously feared, but what "week-to-week" means in Tampa Bay could vary.
Both wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. and running back Bucky Irving have both been described as day-to-day and week-to-week by Bowles, but both have missed some significant time. Godwin hasn't played since Week 5 against the Seattle Seahawks and has missed three games, while Irving hasn't played since Week 4 against the Philadelphia Eagles and has missed four games. Hopefully, Reddick doesn't miss that many weeks, because he's been important to Tampa Bay's defense.
Reddick's sack numbers haven't been excellent, netting just two sacks, but he's also contributed 27 total pressures so far this season, per Pro Football Focus. That sort of production, even if it doesn't jump off the stat sheet, can help the entire rest of the offensive line produce, and the Bucs will miss his ability to generate pressure.
Reddick will have an extra week to rest when Tampa Bay is on bye for Week 9, but the Bucs will get right back at it for Week 10 when they face off against the New England Patriots at home.
Chase Young breakout game was hidden underneath a bad loss for Saints
The New Orleans Saints lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday, only scoring three points to the Bucs' 23. Defensive end Chase Young managed to stand out despite the loss.
On the afternoon, Young gathered four tackles, one and a half sacks, and one forced fumble. He also had three quarterback pressures. Following the loss, he was asked if he stepped into what was needed for the defense. "Honestly I'm just going out there and playing my game," Young
His season debut was just a few weeks ago, and he's already managed to become one of the top guys at his position. When ignoring the minimum snap count, Young is having one of the highest-graded seasons out of any defensive end, per Pro Football Focus.
Saints DE Chase Young has been shining to start his 2025 season
Young would make his 2025 debut at home against the New England Patriots and has been playing exceptionally well since, averaging 3.6 pressures, one sack, and one tackle per game. One game after the other has been better, each week earning a higher grade of pro football focus than the last. This week, he earned a grade of 88.7, 2.6 points higher than the previous week's grade of 86.1, which was higher than his grade in his season debut, an 85.1.
The start to Chase Young's fifth year in the National Football League definitely started later than the defensive end would've liked. During the week leading up to the first game of the season Young would suffer a calf injury. Initially called "nothing major" by head coach Kellen Moore, the defensive end would end up missing the first five games of the season.
Heading into week nine, Young now has a chance to improve even further, this time on the road against the Los Angeles Rams. Kickoff is set for 3:05 p.m. on Sunday.
