After surviving Week 2 against the Detroit Lions with a depleted secondary, one would expect that Week 3 versus the 0-2 Denver Broncos would be less stressful, but with a new week came new injuries for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Star nose tackle Vita Vea left the last game early with an MCL sprain, further depleting the Bucs’ defensive line, which was already without defensive lineman Calijah Kancey due to a calf injury.
In addition to missing some beef on the defensive line, Tampa’s secondary is still expected to be without All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr and No. 4 cornerback Josh Hayes, who will likely be out for a few more weeks on top of No.3 cornerback Bryce Hall likely missing the rest of the season.
Some Bucs Returning From Injury
Despite those injuries on the defensive line, it seems that the Bucs’ starting right tackle, Luke Goedeke, could be returning from a concussion this week, which would be a welcome addition after Aidan Hutchinson recorded five sacks by himself just a week ago while facing backup Justin Skule.
Here is the complete Bucs injury report from Wednesday:
- CB Jamel Dean — knee — limited participant
- DT William Gholston — knee — did not participate
- OT Luke Goedeke — concussion — did not participateÂ
- DE Logan Hall — foot — limited participantÂ
- CB Josh Hayes — ankle — did not participate
- DT Calijah Kancey — calf — did not participate
- WR Kameron Johnson — ankle — limited participantÂ
- DT Vita Vea — knee — did not participateÂ
- RB Rachaad White — groin — limited participant
- S Antoine Winfield Jr. — foot — did not participate
Broncos Injury Update
Here is the Broncos injury report from Wednesday:
- LB Baron Browning — foot — did not participateÂ
- DE John Franklin-Myers — concussion — did not participateÂ
- S Brandon Jones — foot — did not participateÂ
- S JL Skinner — ankle — did not participateÂ
- DE Zach Allen — shoulder — limited participantÂ
- TE Greg Dulcich — knee/ankle — limited participantÂ
- WR Josh Reynolds — achilles — limited participantÂ
- TE Adam Trautman — shoulder — limited participantÂ
- WR Devaughn Vele — ribs — limited participant
Isaiah De Anda Delgado is a sports journalist and storyteller from Citrus County, Florida. He is currently a student at the University of Central Florida pursuing a degree in print journalism with a minor in sociology. He writes for Pewter Report and SI.




