Buccaneers' Ryan Jensen Opens up After Being Placed on Injured Reserve: “It Breaks My Heart”

Ryan Jensen spoke to the local media after it was announced that he would be placed on season-ending IR. It was reported that he may never play in the NFL again.

In the middle of the Buccaneers preseason game, Jason Licht was on the local Buccaneers TV broadcast and announced that Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen would be done for the season, being placed on IR. 

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Jensen had been missing practice for the last few weeks after coming back to practice, but then he did not travel with the team to New York for their joint practices against the Jets.

Jensen took the podium to speak with the local media after it was announced that his season would be done, he was very emotional speaking on the podium. 

Everything Ryan Jensen had to say after news broke that he’ll be placed on IR.

“It breaks my heart. There’s nothing more that I want to do than to be a part of this team. This organization has changed my life.” #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/cpXIU361V3

— Logan B. Robinson (@LogansTwitty) August 27, 2023

"It breaks my heart. There is nothing more I want to do than be a part of this team. This organization has changed my life."-  Jensen on the announcement for IR.

"Unfortunately, my knee just wasn't progressing in a positive way. I fought my butt off. I put more work in this off-season than any year of my career. It just wasn’t responding how it needed to respond to make it back” - Jensen on how his knee felt returning to practice this season.

“I don’t think so. There was nothing glaring. There was nothing that happened in that game that set me back.” - Jensen on playing against the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs last season.

“I’m gonna fight my butt off and do whatever I can to get back” - Jensen on the report that he may retire and never play again in the NFL.

“Cody is a great young player. The kid wants to learn and be a great football player. He’s a kid that is gonna be a really good football player” - Jensen on rookie Cody Mauch.

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NFL Network's Ian Rapoport was reporting after the announcement that Jensen could potentially retire from the NFL.

The #Bucs will place C Ryan Jensen on season-ending Injury Reserve thanks to the complications from the knee injury that robbed him of nearly all of last season, GM Jason Licht announced. The injury is so significant that Jensen likely had played his last down in the NFL.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 27, 2023

Jensen will miss the entire 2023 season, he told the media that he plans to continue to spend time around the team in the facility and will be active in helping their young players and locker room. 

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