Bucs placed NT Steve McLendon on the reserve/COVID-19 list.
It’s another ominous development for the Bucs, with McLendon joining Devin White and Shaq Barrett on the reserve list. All three will miss Week 17, while White, who is COVID positive himself, will miss the Wild Card Round. For now, Barrett is merely a “close contact.” McLendon’s status is unknown, but close contact is a good guess. Acquired from the Jets at the deadline, McLendon helped solidify the Bucs’ post-Vita Vea run defense.