TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers vast receivers Emeka Egbuka and Mike Evans can be game-time selections for Monday evening on the Detroit Lions, coach Todd Bowles mentioned Saturday.
Evans, the Buccaneers’ all-time main scorer, returned to observe this week after lacking three video games because of a hamstring pressure suffered in Week 3 towards the New York Jets. He practiced Thursday, had a relaxation day Friday and was again taking part Saturday.
“He attracts a double-team,” Bowles mentioned of Evans’ influence. “It helps the run recreation, No. 1, as a result of it retains a security out of the field plus one other nook out of the field. Clearly, he is our go-to man when he’s wholesome. Due to his dimension, his top, his intelligence to regulate off of routes and all the things else — each little factor he does causes an issue for the opposite workforce, and it makes our different guys higher.”
In a shock transfer, Egbuka practiced Saturday in a restricted capability after lacking Thursday and Friday because of a hamstring pressure he suffered in Week 6 towards the San Francisco 49ers. He didn’t play within the second half of that recreation. He underwent an MRI on Wednesday to find out the severity of the pressure. Sources advised ESPN that the pressure is taken into account delicate.
“It is attainable. It is not particular,” Bowles advised reporters of Egbuka. “It is gonna go all the way in which up till recreation time. He needs to play, however that depends upon how he feels and the way he seems to be.”
Sources advised ESPN’s Adam Schefter that if Egbuka cannot go towards Detroit, he’s anticipated to have an opportunity to play the next week on the New Orleans Saints.
Bowles dominated out operating again Bucky Irving, who continues to be coping with a foot sprain and a shoulder subluxation, together with vast receiver Chris Godwin, who’s coping with a fibula harm. Working again Josh Williams was dominated out with a concussion, and proper guard Luke Haggard, who has stepped in since Cody Mauch landed on injured reserve, is out with a shoulder harm.
The Buccaneers’ 30-19 victory over the 49ers final week moved them to a 5-1 report and into first place within the NFC. The Lions’ 30-17 loss to the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs dropped them to 4-2 and second within the NFC North.