TAMPA, Fla. — The Buccaneers will probably be with out guard Aaron Stinnie for the 2022 season after he suffered a torn ACL and MCL in his left knee Saturday night time, coach Todd Bowles introduced Sunday.
Stinnie, who had began three postseason video games for the Bucs in 2020, together with Tremendous Bowl LV, was in rivalry for the beginning left guard job, which got here open due to Ali Marpet’s sudden retirement.
However within the second half of the Buccaneers’ 13-3 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Saturday, he obtained rolled up on when Titans free security Adrian Colbert went to deal with operating again Ke’Shawn Vaughn. Stinnie was visibly upset and carted off the sphere.
The Bucs’ left guard competitors will now possible come right down to rookie Luke Goedeke, who’s making the transition from faculty proper deal with, and Nick Leverett, who began a recreation final season towards the Indianapolis Colts.
It has been a tough coaching camp for the Bucs’ offensive line, which continues to be dealing with the lack of Marpet and Alex Cappa, who signed with the Cincinnati Bengals in free company.
The Bucs are additionally going to be with out Professional Bowl middle Ryan Jensen for an prolonged time period after Jensen suffered a big knee harm the third day of coaching camp.
