Buccaneers Running Back Likely Headed to Injured Reserve After Knee Injury
Buccaneers backup running back Chase Edmonds played 3 snaps on Sunday in the Bucs win over the Bears but he exited the game early and will now miss some time due to an injured MCL.
NFL Network's Ian Rapport reported early Monday that Edmonds was getting an MRI to confirm the injury.
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Jordan Shultz followed up that report with a confirmation that Edmonds will be out for 4-6 weeks with a Grade 2 MCL sprain. He will likely go on short-term IR.
Edmonds has been backing up Rachaad White this season, he signed a 1-year/$1.2 million deal this off-season with Tampa Bay. He played 8 snaps against the Vikings and had 4 rushing attempts for 20 yards in his two regular season appearances.
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Undrafted free agent Sean Tucker won the RB2 role in the pre-season and will likely see an uptick in his playing time with Edmonds missing an extended period of time.
Ke’Shawn Vaughn has been inactive for the Bucs' first two games and could see the field as well.
If the Buccaneers wanted to look outside of the building Kareem Hunt is currently a free agent and has experience with Bucs starting QB Baker Mayfield.
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The Los Angeles Rams have also made former-round pick Cam Akers available on the trade market and he could make sense as a trade target if the Bucs feel a move like that is necessary.
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