Emeka Egbuka injury update: Bad news for Buccaneers WR ahead of Week 7
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers were holding their breath after wide receiver Emeka Egbuka exited the Week 6 game against the San Francisco 49ers early.
Egbuka wasn't on the field for the start of the second half and the team later said he was dealing with a hamstring injury and was doubtful to return. Egbuka was later ruled out.
Egbuka's injury is just the latest among a slew of them the Buccaneers are dealing with. Chris Godwin and Mike Evans were both out due to injury on Sunday, and Tampa still has Jalen McMillan on injured reserve.
It goes without saying the Bucs can ill-afford to lose their rookie phenom, who has stepped up massively for the offense as everyone around him gets injured.
Here's what we know about Egbuka's injury right now.
Emeka Egbuka injury update
According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Egbuka's injury does not appear to be serious, but the insider expects him to miss some time.
"He's dealing with a hamstring injury. He's gonna get an MRI (on Monday). Does not seem like it is that serious. I do expect him to miss some time, but it doesn't seem to be as serious as the Mike Evans one," Rapoport said.
Of course, Evans has missed the last three games with his own hamstring injury. If it isn't as bad as Evans', Egbuka may only miss a few games.
If Egbuka is forced to miss multiple games, the Bucs do have a bye in Week 9, so that will give him an extra week to recover without missing another game.
Bucs head coach Todd Bowles will address the media on Monday, so we should get an official update from the team then. We'd also expect to get some kind of update from one of the NFL insiders soon.
Tampa Bay will then drop its first injury report of the week on Thursday.
BREAKING: Matt LaFleur couldn’t keep his comments clean about Jordan Love after Packers-Bengals
Matt LaFleur and his Green Bay Packers are back to their winning ways, as they came away with a 27-18 victory against the Cincinnati Bengals at Lambeau Field on Sunday. It was Green Bay’s first win since Week 2’s takedown of the Washington Commanders at home.
The Packers had a 14-point lead in the fourth quarter after tight end Tucker Kraft found the end zone off a 19-yard pass from quarterback Jordan Love. The Bengals threatened a bit when wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase scored a 19-yard touchdown reception, followed by a successful two-point conversion with under five minutes left in regulation, but the Packers weathered that comeback attempt.
LaFleur has NSFW take on Love’s performance in Packers win over Cincinnati
Love put up solid numbers leading Green Bay’s passing offense versus Cincinnati, as he went 19-of-26 for 259 passing yards and a touchdown. His biggest misstep was an interception in the first quarter, but he recovered from it.
LaFleur passionately spoke about his quarterback’s showing in the Bengals game.
Via Zach Kruse of Packers Wire:
“Outside of that, I thought he played his (expletive) off,” LaFleur said post-game. “That was one of the better games he’s played for us, in terms of using his legs to convert critical third downs. That third down we had, we ran a roll pass that got gloved, his ability to maneuver through and find a way to pick up a first down. That third down conversion late in the game when they just sacked us and they’ve got all of the momentum, that was a big time play to hit MG (Matthew Golden) there. Quarterbacks, every play is under a microscope. Certainly we never want to give the ball up. But I thought he played his (expletive) off.”
The Packers, who are now 3-1-1, will have days to savor their win against Cincinnati before getting back on the field in Week 7 versus the Arizona Cardinals on the road.
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