Bucs HC Todd Bowles gives injury update after joint training with the Jaguars

NFL preseason is in full swing now that every franchise has had a chance to play a preseason game. While we're still in training camp before the start of the regular season, there are bound to be some bumps and bruises among players looking to develop and get into midseason shape.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are no different, having already lost an offensive lineman for the year to injury and dealing with a handful of other pesky minor injuries as well. The latest injury concerns involve undrafted rookie CB Tyrek Funderburk and second-year TE Payne Durham.

Durham was sidelined with a knee injury earlier this week. Fortunately for the Buccaneers, their backup tight end should be healthy after his knee test results came back negative. Funderburk, on the other hand, was seen wearing a boot during joint practice with the Jaguars on Thursday as he deals with a foot injury.

After practice on Thursday, Bucs head coach Todd Bowles gave an update on his two young players and reiterated that neither had sustained any serious injuries and was reporting on their condition on a day-to-day basis.

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Funderburk has been a pleasant surprise for the Bucs secondary after going undrafted, and it will be difficult for the team to keep him off the roster, or at least the practice squad, if he maintains the level of play we've seen so far following his injury.

Durham, on the other hand, will look to carve out a bigger role for himself in the Bucs' offense in 2024 after playing minimally in 2023 while Cade Otton played 97 percent of the game.

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