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Buccaneers vs. Broncos: Friday Injury Report

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Here is the Friday injury report for the game between the Buccaneers and the Broncos.

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It’s Friday, Buccaneers’ fans, so you know the drill. The final day of open practice for this week’s game has occurred, and the only thing left is a walk-through before the boys from Tampa take the field against the defending Super Bowl champs.

Can they rebound from a tough loss at home to the Los Angeles Rams last week? Can the pass defense finally figure things out and stop opponents from throwing the ball all over the field? These questions and more will be answered soon enough.

But we do know that if they are going to win the ball game, Dirk Koetter and company are going to have to get it done with a short-handed group. The Friday injury report is out, and it isn’t pretty. Here’s ours:

Player	No.	Pos.	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Robert Ayers	91	DE	Ankle	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Doug Martin	22	RB	Hamstring	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Cecil Shorts III	10	WR	Hamstring	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Luke Stocker	88	TE	Ankle	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Joe Hawley	68	C	Ankle	Did Not Participate	Limited Participation	Full Participation	Questionable

I told you it wasn’t pretty. Hey, at least Hawley was a full-go, so it sounds like he will play on Sunday. We have to look for the positive, don’t we?

Now here is the report for the Broncos:

Player	No.	Pos.	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Virgil Green	85	TE	Calf	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Donald Stephenson	71	T	Calf	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
DeMarcus Ware	94	OLB	Forearm	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Shiloh Keo	33	S	Knee	Did Not Participate	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable
Justin Simmons	31	S	Hand	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable
James Ferentz	53	C	Knee	Full Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	–
Bennie Fowler	16	WR	Elbow	Full Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	–
Corey Nelson	52	ILB	Ankle	Full Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	–
T.J. Ward	43	S	Neck	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Full Participation	–
Dekoda Watson	57	OLB	Elbow	Full Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	–
Billy Winn	97	DE	Back	Full Participation	Full Participation	Full Participation	–