The Tampa Bay Buccaneers could be without their starting left tackle early in the season.
Some big NFL news that potentially impacts the Philadelphia Eagles: Tampa Bay Buccaneers All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs recently underwent knee surgery that could cause him to miss multiple games.
The Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud reports that Wirfs “will likely begin the season on the Physically Unable to Perform list.” If that’s true, Wirfs will automatically be ineligible to play in the Bucs’ first four games.
That much is relevant for the Eagles, who are set to play at Tampa in Week 4.
If Wirfs can’t play, that’s obviously a major break for the Birds. Especially since Tampa also lost swing tackle Justin Skule earlier this offseason.
Here’s the reaction to the Wirfs injury from Bucs Nation:
It’s a big loss for the Bucs offense as Tristan Wirfs is arguably the team’s best offensive player and you might be able to make a case he’s their best player on the team overall. Fortunately, this was done still in the offseason so Wirfs hopefully won’t miss too much time in the regular season, but it’s still going to be a challenge replacing him.
The Eagles are 1-4 in five games against the Bucs since the Nick Sirianni era began in 2021. Tampa will be less imposing if they’re missing Wirfs on September 28.
