The Buccaneers will not have several key players for Sunday’s game against the Patriots.
Running back Bucky Irving (foot, shoulder), receiver Chris Godwin (fibula), outside linebacker Haason Reddick (ankle, knee), and outside linebacker Markees Watts (hand) have all been ruled out.
On the team’s offensive line, guard Luke Haggard (shoulder) and offensive tackle Luke Goedeke (foot) are both questionable. Goedeke will have to be activated off of injured reserve to play, but there is a chance that will happen. He was a full participant in Friday’s practice after being limited on Wednesday and Thursday.
“He had a good day today,” head coach Todd Bowles said in his Friday press conference, via transcript from the team. “We have to see how he feels and go from there.”
Guard Ben Bredeson (shoulder), linebacker Lavonte David (knee, rib, rest), cornerback Zyon McCollum (thumb), cornerback Jacob Parrish (oblique), running back Sean Tucker (groin), and quarterback Baker Mayfield (knee, oblique) are all off the report and set to play.
Tucker was added to the injury report on Friday as a limited participant but that does not affect his status.
Coming off the bye, Mayfield was a full participant in practice all week.
The Patriots will not have three of their key players when they take on the Buccaneers this weekend.
New England head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters in his Friday press conference that receiver Kayshon Boutte, running back Rhamondre Stevenson, and linebacker Christian Elliss are out for Week 10.
Boutte has a hamstring injury and did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday. Stevenson has a toe injury and Elliss has a hip injury.
Boutte has 23 receptions for 431 yards and leads the club with five receiving touchdowns. Stevenson is No. 2 on the team with 279 rushing yards and leads the club with three rushing touchdowns. He also has 16 receptions for 169 yards.
Everyone else on the Patriots’ roster should be available to play on Sunday.
Months after an arrest warrant for attempted murder was issued, former NFL receiver Antonio Brown has finally been successfully apprehended.
Via NBCNews.com, Miami Police Department spokesperson Mike Vega said that Brown has been taken into custody.
“Miami Police confirm that U.S. Marshals have apprehended Antonio Brown and that he has been extradited to the U.S.,” Vega said. “No date has been set for his transfer to Miami-Dade County.”
In May, Brown allegedly fired into a crowd following an altercation at a Miami boxing event. After the warrant was issued, Brown left the country.
TMZ reports that Brown was in Dubai, and that he already has been returned to New York. He is charged with one count of attempted second-degree murder with a deadly weapon. He faces up to 15 years in prison.
Brown claimed he had been jumped and attacked. No arrests were made at the time of the incident, which was captured on video and made a stir on social media. Following an investigation, it was determined that Brown ran toward the alleged victim and fired shots after the initial fight had been broken up.
Brown spent 12 years in the NFL, with the Steelers, Raiders, Patriots, and Buccaneers. His playing career includes seven Pro Bowls, four straight first-team All-Pro designations, 928 catches, 12,291 receiving yards, and 83 touchdowns.
The Buccaneers are back from their bye week, but neither wide receiver Chris Godwin nor running back Bucky Irving are back on the field ahead of their Week 10 game against the Patriots.
Godwin has missed the last three games with a fibula injury and he did not take part in practice on Wednesday. Irving joined him on the sidelines and he’s missed four straight games with foot and shoulder injuries.
Edge rushers Haason Reddick (ankle, knee) and Markees Watts (hand) were also out of practice. Tackle Luke Goedeke (foot) was limited as he works his way back from injured reserve.
Linebacker Lavonte David (knee, rip), guard Luke Haggard (shoulder), quarterback Baker Mayfield (knee, oblique), cornerback Zyon McCollum (thumb), and cornerback Jacob Parrish (oblique) were all full participants.
As expected, the Patriots will not have one of their top receivers as they begin their practice week.
Head coach Mike Vrabel told reporters in his Wednesday press conference that Kayshon Boutte will not participate in Wednesday’s session after suffering a hamstring injury during Sunday’s win over the Falcons.
Boutte leads the team with five receiving touchdowns, having caught 23 passes for 431 yards.
Vrabel noted earlier this week that Boutte is day-to-day.
Running back Rhamondre Stevenson (toe) and linebacker Christian Elliss (hip) also will not practice for New England on Wednesday.
The first full participation report of Week 10 for New England will be released later in the day.
