Pro Bowl left tackle Tristan Wirfs is active for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 13 after missing one game with a knee injury suffered against San Francisco in Week 10. The Buccaneers keep nine active offensive linemen for their game against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday. , one more than their usual tally.
The Bucs will be without two key defensive players, with outside linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka and rookie safety Tykee Smith both ruled out. Tryon-Shoyinka was downgraded from questionable to out Saturday and did not travel with the team to Charlotte. Smith will miss his third straight game with a knee injury.
The Buccaneers and Panthers submitted their inactive lists Sunday at 2:35 p.m. ET, 90 minutes before the scheduled kickoff of their Week 13 game at Bank of America Stadium. After elevating quarterback Michael Pratt from the practice squad on Saturday, the Buccaneers had 54 players available and therefore had to designate six inactives to reach the 48 game day limit.
- DL Brown serious
- TE Devin Culp
- CB Tyrek Funderburk
- Quarterback Michael Pratt
- OLB Joe Tryon-Shoyinka
- S Tykee Smith
Tryon-Shoyinka and Smith are out due to injury.
- CB Shemar Barthélemy
- WR Jalen Coker
- DT Jaden Crumedy
- CB Akyleb Evans
- Jarrett Kingston
- S Jammie Robinson
- TE Ja’Tavion Sanders
Coker and Sanders are out due to injury.
