The final injury report ahead of Sunday’s season opener between the Bucs and Vikings was released Friday afternoon, and it featured a big upgrade for Tampa Bay and a new addition for Minnesota.
Rookie defensive lineman Calijah Kancey, who returned to practice Thursday for the first time since injuring his calf on July 30, was upgraded to full participation on Friday. He is officially listed as questionable for Sunday’s game, but things appear to be trending in the right direction for him to make his professional debut. Head coach Todd Bowles called him a game-time decision, however.
Bucs RG Cody Mauch – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
As for fellow rookie Cody Mauch, he was once again sidelined with the back injury that popped up on the injury report Thursday afternoon. After practice, Bowles gave a little more insight into the injury.
“He just has spasms right now, so we will see how he feels on Sunday,” Bowles said. “I don’t know how that’s going to be.”
Minnesota’s big addition to the injury report on Friday was pass rusher Marcus Davenport, who has an ankle injury. Head coach Kevin O’Connell seemed confident that Davenport will be available, but we’ll see for sure on Sunday.
Bucs
DL Calijah Kancey – Calf – Full Participation – QUESTIONABLE
G Cody Mauch – Back – Did Not Participate – QUESTIONABLE
S – Kaevon Merriweather – Quad – Full Participation
OLB – Anthony Nelson – Hamstring – Full Participation
RB Ke’Shawn Vaughn – NIR – Personal – Full Participation
S Antoine Winfield Jr. – Calf – Full Participation
Vikings
OLB Marcus Davenport – Ankle – Limited Participation – QUESTIONABLE
LB Troy Dye – Elbow – Full Participation
P Ryan Wright – Ankle – Full Participation
Bailey Adams is in his fourth year with Pewter Report. Born and raised in Tampa, he has closely followed the Bucs all his life and has covered them in some capacity since 2016. In addition to his responsibilities as a beat writer, he also contributes to the site as an editor. He graduated from the University of Central Florida in 2019 and currently co-hosts The Pegasus Podcast, a podcast dedicated to covering UCF Football.
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