Reason to smile?
So long as the Bucs aren’t playing games with injuries as has happened in past seasons, you can climb down from the Sunshine Skyway Bridge.
That’s the word from KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles. This morning, ESPN uber insider Adam Schefter gave Bucs fans a stroke this morning when he reported All-World rookie defender Rueben Bain has a shoulder injury.
Must be from tossing all those offensive linemen with Reggie White’s hump move.
Schefter reported Bain has an AC (shoulder) injury and it is considered minor.
Now here comes the “But.”
But… NFL teams are not required to release any medical information until the week of the first game of the regular season, when the first injury reports are released. That’s something to keep in mind.
Bowles waved off the hint that Bain’s shoulder is a major issue after the controlled scrimmage with the Jags this morning.
“He’s got a sore shoulder that he’s dealing with, so we kept him out today,” Bowles said. “He’ll be fine.”
Asked if he will play at Cincinnati to begin the regular season, Bowles answered, “Yep.”
This morning, Joe texted an orthopedist (and hardcore Bucs fan) he knows about an AC injury. Naturally, he could only respond in general, as he doesn’t have access to Bain’s tests.
“AC shouldn’t be a lingering thing [so long as] there’s nothing else to it.”
If there’s nothing else to it.
No one outside of One Buc Palace knows.