Already down one of their starting outside linebackers, the Bucs are now down another starter dealing with injury.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are already down one starting linebacker, and now it appears they will be without another for a few weeks.on Thursday's practice. Thankfully for the Bucs, the testing proved there to be no bone or ligament damage after x-rays and an MRI were performed. Instead, Diaby is dealing with a high ankle sprain.
Diaby was seen at Buccaneers Advent Health Training Center today with a boot on his left foot, but he was in high spirits greeting teammates with a smile coming in from practice and posted to social media that he would be back stronger than ever. During Saturday's practice, the Bucs were without another one of their pass rushers as Joe Tryon-Shoyinka was held out of practice. It was revealed later bythat he is dealing with a shoulder sprain. While it isn't expected to be anything serious, even low-grade sprains can sometimes take 3-6 weeks to recover from. This means Tryon-Shoyinka could be sidelined for the rest of camp and any preseason games as well.
The Bucs' outside linebacker depth has been tested early in camp with injuries and with Randy Gregory still AWOL. The team made a move on Friday, signing undrafted rookie Jay Person. Person originally signed with the Patriots after the draft and played college football at Chattanooga, where he amassed 233 tackles, 56 for loss, 27 sacks, nine forced fumbles and three fumble recoveries in 49 games in 38 starts.JC Allen has been covering the Bucs since 2020.
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