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Calijah Kancey to Miss Multiple Weeks with Calf Injury

The former Pitt Panthers star will be sidelined for several weeks.

Stephen Thompson

Calijah Kancey to Miss Multiple Weeks with Calf Injury
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PITTSBURGH -- Former Pitt Panthers defensive tackle Calijah Kancey's first NFL training camp got off to an unfortunate start when he came up limping in the middle of a non-contact drill during his first week of practices with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. 

The Bucs' first 2023 round pick of out of Pitt, Kancey will be sidelined for the next four weeks, according to a report from ESPN's Adam Schefter, as he recovers from a strained left calf. 

Four weeks would be an encouraging timeline for Kancey. That would mean he is back on the field with almost two full weeks to go before the Buccaneers open the 2023 season against Minnesota on the road. 

Tampa Bay selected Kancey with the 19th overall pick of the 2023 NFL Draft, giving Pitt first-round picks in consecutive drafts for the first time since 2008-09. He had been wowing Buccaneers brass since stepping into their team. 

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STEPHEN THOMPSON

Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper.  He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press.  During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general.  You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:

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