Facing the defending NFC Champion Eagles tonight, the Bucs will be without one of their top cornerbacks. Carlton Davis III was among those listed on tonight’s inactive list, leaving Jamel Dean and Zyon McCollum as the two outside corners tasked with containing the lethal wide receiver duo of A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith.
Bucs Missing Pieces On Defense vs. Eagles
Bucs ILB SirVocea Dennis – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
Friday’s injury report showed Bucs rookies Calijah Kancey and SirVocea Dennis not participating and each were already ruled out beforehand. The team recently made some elevations to the active roster to accommodate their respective absences.
While defensive lineman Deadrin Senat was called up from the practice squad, he will not play tonight. That is an encouraging sign that the team expects nose tackle Vita Vea to play a lot against an Eagles’ interior offensive line anchored by center Jason Kelce.
Here is the full rundown of the Bucs gameday inactive list.
https://x.com/Buccaneers/status/1706424587725013461?s=20
For the Eagles, they flew into town knowing that they would be missing a couple of offensive weapons in running back Boston Scott and wide receiver Quez Watkins.
Other notable players listed include rookie third-round pick offensive lineman Tyler Steen and tight end Albert Okwuegbunam, who the Eagles traded for in the offseason from the Broncos.
Here is the full inactive list for them as well.
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