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Buccaneers vs. Panthers: Wednesday Injury Report

Updated Mar. 4, 2020 7:03 p.m. ET

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We have the first injury report of the week for the Buccaneers game on Sunday against the Panthers.

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What a day Buccaneers fans. I don’t think anyone was expecting for our afternoon to go like that. We all have heard the news about our prodigal son, Doug Martin. We will see him again next year in week four, assuming he is back.

Kudos to him for owning up to what he did. Too many players try to hide behind excuses. How many times have we heard a player say that either the test was wrong, or that they didn’t know what they were taking? Too many. It’s about time a player just owned up to what they did and the fact that he needs help.

We wish him well.

But despite all of this, we have a game to play on Sunday. Charles Sims was placed on IR, so Jacquizz Rodgers and Peyton Barber will be the top backs when the Bucs face the Panthers at RayJay.

Let’s get to the injuries, first for the Bucs:

Player	No.	Pos.	Injury	Wednesday
Gosder Cherilus	78	T	Groin/Ankle	Limited Participation
Demar Dotson	69	T	Concussion	Full Participation
William Gholston	92	DE	Elbow	Did Not Participate
Doug Martin	22	RB	Not Injury Related	Did Not Participate

Looks like our right tackles will be making it back for the final game. Not that anyone really wants to see Cherilus out there this weekend, but we shall see.

Let’s look at the report for the Panthers:

Player	No.	Pos.	Injury	Wednesday
Mario Addison	97	DE	Foot	Limited Participation
Derek Anderson	3	QB	Illness	Did Not Participate
Devin Funchess	17	WR	Knee	Did Not Participate
Graham Gano	9	K	Left Ankle	Full Participation
Charles Johnson	95	DE	Foot	Did Not Participate
Cam Newton	1	QB	Right Shoulder	Limited Participation
Greg Olsen	88	TE	Elbow	Did Not Participate
Jonathan Stewart	28	RB	Foot	Did Not Participate

Being out of the race may keep some of these bigger names out for Carolina, we shall see. It could be an interesting afternoon if players like Olsen and Stewart are out. I wouldn’t hold out hope that Cam is on the sidelines.

As always, we will track as the week moves along.