Initial examination.
Yesterday, Joe spoke with Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby, who, for a guy with a knee injury, looked reasonably well and seemed rather chipper.
When YaYa spoke with Joe, very briefly, Joe asked him if he expected to miss any time with the injury. YaYa told Joe, “I shouldn’t.”
Perhaps, Bucs medical people may have a different view.
Per NFL insider Ian Rapoport, preliminary tests on YaYa suggest he suffered an MCL sprain in the first half of yesterday’s rock-grinding win over the Dixie Chicks. He’s scheduled to have an MRI to get more precise information.
Joe can say that usually a guy with a knee injury needs something to walk with. YaYa was not using any sort of apparatus like crutches or a cane. Joe also didn’t notice any significant limp.
And if you watch the postgame locker room celebration during KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles’ postgame talk, YaYa is standing in the background behind A’Shawn Robinson wearing a huge smile.
#Bucs outside linebacker YaYa Diaby, who exited Sunday’s win early, is believed to have suffered an MCL sprain, source says. He’ll have an MRI this morning, but the hope is the injury is not one to cause him to miss extended time. pic.twitter.com/r1nJQnwxix