The injuries are part of the game. But some are different from others.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers faced a difficult start in their 2025 season while the second recruit David Walker was sidelined for the year with a torn ACL, supported during the practice of the Friday training camp. The choice of fourth round in the center of the Arkansas, which won the Buck Buchanan Prize for its performance of the FCS off competition (23 plated for the loss, 10.5 bags in 2024), was ready to strengthen the rush of the passes of the Bucs behind the starters Haason Reddick and Yaya Diaby.
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Head coach Todd Bowles described him as a “red shirt year” for the promising 25-year-old, who had impressed in the minicamp recruit.
“He had a big impact early. Obviously, we were counting on him to do a lot,” said Bowles. “We have other guys who must intensify. I told him that he had to consider this as a year of red shirt. It is unhappy. It did not seem that it was too much on the film, but it ended up being that.”
Meanwhile, the tight Bout Cade Otton, a key offensive contributor with career summits of 59 receptions and 600 yards in 2024, was breastfeeding an adjustment of minor hamstring. Bowles noted that the team adopts a cautious approach with Otton, who sat in the training on Monday but should come back soon, avoiding a more serious injury.
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