The New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers published their first injury reports for Week 1 of the 2020 NFL season, and several big name players are starting the week of practices on the sidelines. Here’s what we learned.
Starting defensive end Marcus Davenport was held out of practice on Wednesday with an elbow injury, as were rookies Cesar Ruiz and Blake Gillikin. Ruiz, the team’s first-round draft pick, hasn’t practiced since Aug. 27 after getting tangled up in a pile during a training camp session. Gillikin is the second punter on the team behind Thomas Morstead and wasn’t likely to be activated this week anyway.
For Tampa Bay, all-star wide receiver Mike Evans missed practice with a hamstring injury; Buccaneers coach Bruce Arians said that it will come down to a game-time decision as to whether Evans will play in the season opener. Hamstring issues hit several backups in the Buccaneers secondary, limiting participation for a few other players.
The injury report will be updated after Thursday’s practice. The full results from Wednesday:
From the Saints
- DE Marcus Davenport (elbow): Did not participate
- G/C Cesar Ruiz (ankle): Did not participate
- P Blake Gillikin (back): Did not participate
From the Buccaneers
- WR Mike Evans (hamstring): Did not participate
- S Andrew Adams (hamstring): Limited
- CB Parnell Motley (hamstring): Limited
- CB Ryan Smith (ankle): Limited
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