5 Bucs Players Ruled Out vs. Falcons

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without five starters against the Atlanta Falcons, including Luke Goedeke and Antoine Winfield Jr.

River Wells | Oct 2, 2024

Aug 8, 2023; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers guard Luke Goedeke (67) participates in training camp at AdventHealth Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images / Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will once again be shorthanded when they go to Atlanta on Thursday night to play the Falcons.

The team released its injury report on Wednesday, and five players won't be playing. Offensive tackle Luke Goedeke (concussion), defensive tackle Calijah Kancey (calf), safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (foot) and wide receivers Jalen McMillan (hamstring) and Trey Palmer (concussion) are out. The good news for Tampa Bay is that no one else is even questionable, so everyone else on the comically large injury report will be good to go on Thursday night.

The five players mentioned earlier today — Luke Goedeke, Calijah Kancey, Jalen McMillan, Trey Palmer and Antoine Winfield Jr. — are out. No one else is even questionable, though: pic.twitter.com/u9M4H8zKu1
— River Wells (@riverhwells) October 2, 2024

Luke Goedeke will be missing his fourth game in concussion protocol, which is similar to a situation former Buccaneers guard Ali Marpet went through in 2020 when he missed three straight games. He has yet to clear concussion protocol and will have 10 extra days to do it after Tampa Bay plays Atlanta.

Todd Bowles told media on Wednesday that Calijah Kancey would have had a shot to play if the game were on Sunday, but it isn't — that would put him in line to play against the New Orleans Saints to make his regular season debut. Bowles mentioned that this may not be the case for Antoine Winfield Jr., though, so it may be a bit before he returns to the fold.

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Published Oct 2, 2024

RIVER WELLS

River Wells is a sports journalist from St. Petersburg, Florida, who has covered the Tampa Bay Buccaneers since 2023. He graduated with a journalism degree from the University of Florida in 2021. You can follow him on Twitter @riverhwells.