The biggest storyline from an injury perspective for Bucs vs. Texans was the status of Bucs right tackle Luke Goedeke, left tackle Trsitan Wirfs and wide receiver Chris Godwin Jr. going into the game. Bucs head coach Todd Bowles officially ruled out Wirfs and Godwin for Monday night, while it looks like Luke Goedeke has a possibility of playing.
Bowles said Goedeke will "probably" work out before the game on Monday and they'll see where he's at.
#Bucs RT Luke Goedeke is practicing today. Chris Godwin Jr. returned today as well.
No Tristan Wirfs pic.twitter.com/FaE2BxPuKh
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Goedeke was out there at practice on Saturday after missing the previous two days. It was his first practice of the week. Wirfs on the other hand had practiced on Thursday and Friday but did not go on Saturday. Godwin Jr. went on Thursday, did not go Friday and then practiced Saturday in the morning.
We still likely have another week to go before considering Wirfs' reteurn and Godiwn Jr. might be even longer. But knowing that Goedeke has a chance to be playing means that the Bucs can keep their same offensive line from Week 1 intact with Graham Barton moving to left tackle, Ben Bredeson going at center and Michael Jordan getting called up from the practice squad and playing guard.
The Bucs are pretty healthy outside of the tackles. Cornerbacks Zyon McCollum and Benjamin Morrison practiced all week, as did safety Christian Izien. It will be the career and season debut of Morrison along with the first game of the season for Izien. Outside linebacker Haason Reddick began the week practicing in a limited capacity but stil wound up as a full participant over the last two days of it.

Bucs OLB Haason Reddick – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
Here are the last injury reports for the Bucs and Texans before their primetime matchup.
Bucs Saturday Injury Report
WR Chris Godwin Jr. – Ankle – Limited Participation – Out
T Tristan Wirfs – Knee – Did Not Participate – Out
T Luke Goedeke – Foot – Limited Participation – Questionable

Bucs RT Luke Goedeke – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
S Christian Izien – Oblique – Full Participation – Questionable
CB Benjamin Morrison – Quad – Full Participation – Questionable
WR Mike Evans – Rest – Full Participation
NT Greg Gaines – Ankle – Full Participation
TE Ko Kieft – Head – Full Participation
LB Lavonte David – Rest – Did Not Participate

Bucs SS Tykee Smith and ILB Lavonte David – Photo by: Cliff Welch/PR
CB Zyon McCollum – Neck/Shoulder – Full Participation
OLB Haason Reddick – Foot – Full Participation
Texans Saturday Injury Report
C Jake Andrews – Ankle – Did Not Participate – Out
WR Braxton Berrios – Hamstring – Did Not Participate – Out
WR Christian Kirk – Hamstring – Did Not Participate – Out
G Ed Ingram – Abdomen – Full Participation
T Blake Fisher – Ankle – Full Participation

Matt Matera joined Pewter Report as an intern in 2018 and worked his way to becoming a full-time Bucs beat writer in 2020. In addition to providing daily coverage of the Bucs for Pewter Report, he also spearheads the Pewter Report Podcast on the PewterReportTV YouTube channel. Matera also makes regular in-season radio appearances analyzing Bucs football on WDAE 95.3 FM, the flagship station of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.