Tampa Bay Buccaneers to be with out 4 starters vs. Ravens

TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers can be with out 4 starters once they host the Baltimore Ravens on Thursday evening as quarterback Tom Brady tries to keep away from three consecutive losses for the primary time in 20 years and simply the second time in his profession.

The Bucs can be with out beginning left guard Luke Goedeke, beginning defensive again Antoine Winfield Jr., extensive receiver Russell Gage, beginning cornerback Carlton Davis, cornerback Sean Murphy-Bunting and beginning tight finish Cam Brate.

Broad receiver Julio Jones, who’s battling a knee damage, can be a game-time determination, and defensive lineman Akiem Hicks, who returned to follow this week for the primary time since struggling a foot damage in Week 2, can be uncertain, Bowles stated.

“We’ll see how he feels on [Thursday] after being out right here for 2 days,” Bowles stated of Hicks. “We’ll play it by ear.”

Goedeke, a rookie who has struggled to make the transition from faculty proper deal with to NFL left guard, suffered a foot damage final week in opposition to the Carolina Panthers. Bowles stated earlier this week that he’d get the beginning with Nick Leverett once more rotating in, however it turned obvious this week when Goedeke tried to follow that he was not nicely sufficient to play.

Leverett will get the beginning.

Gage suffered a hamstring damage in opposition to the Panthers that was important sufficient to warrant an MRI earlier this week, whereas Winfield, Jr., one among their finest defensive play-makers, suffered a concussion in opposition to Carolina, and continues to be within the protocol.

Davis, their high outdoors cornerback, was held out final week after tweaking a hip damage in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers two weeks in the past and missed follow all week. Murphy-Bunting, their high reserve nook and a starter final 12 months, additionally was held out final week however he’s persevering with to progress and has been working.

Brate, who was carted off on a stretcher in opposition to the Steelers, continues to be coping with a sprained neck, and the group is approaching his restoration very cautiously. There isn’t any timetable for his return.

The Bucs can even be with out backup inside linebacker Ok.J. Britt, a core particular groups participant, who was positioned on injured reserve Tuesday with an ankle damage.