Bucs RB Irving Expected To Miss Seahawks Game

Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving is expected to miss Sunday’s game at the Seattle Seahawks with a sprained left foot and is in jeopardy of also missing Week 6 at the San Francisco 49ers after being seen on crutches and in a walking boot. Coach Todd Bowles said if Irving wasn’t out of the boot by Friday he was “more than likely” not going to play. Irving has been a major playmaker this season with 430 yards from scrimmage and produced 165 yards (including a 72-yard touchdown) against Philadelphia, removing a key explosive element if he’s sidelined. Tampa Bay plans to rely on Rachaad White, Sean Tucker and undrafted rookie Josh Williams to shoulder the rushing and passing-down work, and Baker Mayfield expressed confidence in the backups. The situation is compounded by other practice absences, including wide receiver Mike Evans and defensive backs Jamel Dean, Christian Izien and Benjamin Morrison, raising broader availability concerns for the Bucs this week.