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Todd Bowles Discusses Wide Receiver Injuries August 17th, 2026When Joe noticed the answer from KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles, the first thing that popped in Joe’s head was, “Aren’t we all?” Both Emeka Egbuka and Jalen McMillan are dealing with injuries. The Bucs have been non-specific about thems because, in part, the NFL does not require teams to issue injury reports until four days pror to their first regular-season game. But in separate questions about Egbuka and McMillan, Bowles deemed the injuries as both “day-to-day.” Bowles did not elaborate. Egbuka has a sprained toe that internet doctors claims is a low-grade turf toe. Of course, this internet doctor doesn’t have access to Egbuka’s X-rays or MRIs. As for Tristan Wirfs (hamstring), he was on the field and Bowles said the team is ramping up his schedule and workload. Backup quarterback Jake Browning is suffering from a bum back. He did not dress for the Bucs’ first worthless preseason game in New Jersey. He was in pads at practice this morning but from what Joe saw (which was heavily screened) and other media members sitting near Joe, no one noticed Browning taking a snap. Perpetually hurt cornerback Benjamin Morrison actually practiced today! It was his first practice of the summer he was actually on the field. He had really good defense against Ted Hurst on a touchdown pass from Baker Mayfield. Joe thinks Hurst is just that good on contested catches; even really good defense doesn’t faze him.