Injury talk.
Last night the Bucs were in a very physical game with the Texans and the walking wounded for the Bucs demonstrated that.
The Bucs took major hits to the trenches when right tackle Luke Goedeke and defensive tackle Calijah Kancey both went down with a foot and pec injuries, respectively.
[The early fears](https://www.joebucsfan.com/2025/09/former-nfl-team-doctor-thinks-calijah-kancey-needs-surgery/) about Kancey’s injury are not promising.
This morning when he had his day-after presser, Bucs coach Todd Bowles didn’t have an update on either player. Bowles said both are scheduled for MRI tests this afternoon. So any intel wasn’t forthcoming.
A guy who apparently did not get hurt Bowles said is fine, however. Linebacker SirVocea Dennis was not on the field late in the game. He had a shaky first quarter and it almost appeared at times that Houston was targeting him.
Bowles emphasized this morning that Dennis was not benched. Bowles suggested Dennis’ issues were more the ever-popular communication problems.
> “No, we did not bench SirVocea at the end of the game,” Bowles said. “He didn’t play bad. There was miscommunication on the one that was a checkdown that involved quite a few people.
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> “As he gets his footing down and plays, we have full confidence in him that he’ll play better and he’ll be fine.”
Either Bowles really, really likes Dennis and thinks he’s a player given the mistakes Bowles tolerates, or he doesn’t trust Deion Jones.
Joe has to keep reminding himself that Dennis has missed so much time in his two seasons with the Bucs, he’s still very green.