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Buccaneers vs. Broncos: Thursday Injury Report
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Buccaneers vs. Broncos: Thursday Injury Report

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

The Thursday injury report for the Buccaneers and their game against the Broncos.

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    The Buccaneers are busily preparing for week number four and their chance to rebound from the tough loss to the Los Angeles Rams last week. The trouble is that game is against the 3-0, defending Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos.

    So with that, it’s time to look at the injury report. As you all know by now, after each of the three practices during the week leading up to the game, we publish the injury reports.

    Let’s get to it, first for the Tampa Bay Bucs

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

    Good news there, as Hawley returned to practice. He missed one play last Sunday with the ankle, but he sat yesterday.

    See what I did there? I am trying to distract you from the fact that none of the other injured players returned to practice and that the Bucs might be quite short-handed on Sunday.

    Did it work? No, not for me either.

    Now for the Broncos:

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

    I guess we can hang our hats on the fact that Ware isn’t going to play and that Ward is banged up?

    It’s going to be tough, especially with key players missing.

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