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Buccaneers vs. Raiders: Friday Injury Report and Game Statuses

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

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There is some potentially excellent news on the Buccaneers’ final injury report.

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So how many Buccaneers‘ fans are pumped up for Sunday? You should be, as the Bucs have a chance to eclipse the .500 mark with a win over the Raiders. It was getting rough there for a while, and you all were worried with all of the injuries. But it seems like Dirk has gotten the boys back on track.

Don’t get me wrong, Oakland will not be an easy team to beat this weekend, but they have a chance to get it done. Who would have thought that a few weeks ago?

Now, we have some good news to report, as it is time for the final injury report of the week. Take a look at the final chart for your Bucs:

Player	No.	Pos.	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Doug Martin	22	RB	Hamstring	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Clinton McDonald	98	DT	Hamstring	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Out
Robert Ayers	91	DE	Ankle	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Full Participation	Questionable
Joe Hawley	68	C	Ankle	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Full Participation	Questionable
Gerald McCoy	93	DT	Calf	–	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable

Yes, Doug is still out and his return is unclear. But, I do believe that Robert Ayers returned to practice in full! Now that is something to be excited about. The only other player on defense that is out is McDonald, so if McCoy is well enough to go along with Ayers, that puts Mike Smith’s defense in a pretty healthy state.

Things are starting to look up.

Now for the Raiders:

Player	No.	Pos.	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Game Status
Stacy McGee	92	DT	Ankle	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Did Not Participate	Out
Vadal Alexander	74	G/T	Ankle	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable
Andre Holmes	18	WR	Hip	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable
Taiwan Jones	22	RB	Knee	Did Not Participate	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable
Brynden Trawick	41	S	Shoulder	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable
Menelik Watson	71	T	Calf	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Limited Participation	Questionable