The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have one more day of practice on Friday before the Week 10 game versus the New England Patriots and all eyes are on wide receiver Chris Godwin and running back Bucky Irving.
Both players have missed multiple games in a row, with Irving not having suited up since Week 4 due to shoulder and foot injuries, and Godwin has been absent since Week 5 with a fibula issue.
Over the first two days of this week, neither Godwin nor Irving have practiced, which is a clear sign they're going to sit out again in Week 10.
But there is one last hope on Friday. Here's what we know about the practice participation for both Godwin and Irving.
Is Bucky Irving practicing Friday?
No, Irving is not practicing on Friday, according to FOX Sports' Greg Auman. The Bucs have yet to release their final injury report of the week, but it appears that Irving will be ruled out again, Auman notes.
There isn't any information out there about Irving's possible return timeline other than the initial one that said he would be out at least a few weeks.
Clearly, based on the fact that Irving wasn't placed on injured reserve, the injury was worse than initially thought or Irving suffered a setback.
Now, we'll turn our attention to Week 11 to see if Irving can return to practice then.
Is Chris Godwin practicing Friday?
Like Irving, Godwin is also sidelined at practice once again on Friday, per Auman, and will be ruled out this week.
But, unlike Irving, we now have a return timeline for Godwin, thanks to ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, who reports that the expectation is the veteran wide receiver will remain out until late November, early December.
"So, him coming back with the injury last year as well, and then he aggravated his fibula early in the year, they just don't want to press it with him," Fowler said of Godwin.
"They're thinking late November, December with Chris Godwin, so we'll take it week to week with him," Fowler added.
If that timeline holds, we could see Godwin make his return to the field anywhere from Weeks 12 to 14.
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