Report: Tristan Wirfs Not Expected To Play Sunday
December 6th, 2025
Out?
Bucs All-Pro Tristan Wirfs has battled an oblique injury this week and was listed as questionable for tomorrow’s game with the slimy Saints.
One respected NFL insider said Wirfs is no longer questionable, he’s likely out.
Jeremy Fowler of ESPN twittered that Wirfs is out “barring a surprise.” What that surprise may be, Joe isn’t really sure.
Poor Baker Mayfield and Bucs offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard. Just when they think they have a healthy offensive line, Wirfs goes down.
Joe assumes that Charlie Heck may get tapped on the shoulder and told to play in Wirfs’ place. He played most of OTAs and training camp in Wirfs’ place when Wirfs was rehabbing from offseason knee surgery.
Also, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com twittered that slimy Saints receiver Chris Olave will play. Great.
December 6th, 2025 at 11:42 pm
The Bucs were already bad enough with Wirfs in……….but now he’ll be out again????
…….this team is so screwed
December 6th, 2025 at 11:46 pm
Awesome news.
What a season.
December 6th, 2025 at 11:59 pm
What with all these phantom injuries we never hear nothing about until it’s game time? Same crap Bucky.
December 7th, 2025 at 12:21 am
Coaches hide injury information. That’s a strategic advantage.
December 7th, 2025 at 12:25 am
Buddha so you think wirfs could still play tommorow
December 7th, 2025 at 12:47 am
I think we are resting Wirfs against a horrible Saints team to get him healthier for the rest of the season and post season.
December 7th, 2025 at 2:12 am
I think you are right DmanTX but w/o Wirfs in the lineup, the Bucs are just asking for Baker to get hit via the cheap shot Saints. The injury bug bites again. Hopefully Wirfs will be back for the ATL game.
December 7th, 2025 at 4:35 am
Sad to hear Tristan is out for today.
DmanTX – I think you are right too. Rest him up for the Falcons, and Mike and/or Jalen may be back too.
December 7th, 2025 at 5:52 am
Sounds like they are saving him for ATL. Thursday night football should be done away with. Don’t know why NFLPA isn’t opposed to it.
December 7th, 2025 at 5:53 am
If Wirfs IS out, I wonder if they’ll have Heck fill in for him or move our center to LT and our LG to center as they did earlier in the season.
Bredesen is competent playing center. It would come down to whether the coaches believe Barton is better than Heck at LT.
December 7th, 2025 at 6:34 am
Wigs got bout 2 mo yrs left in him. Young man knees are done. A smart GM would start looking for his replacement now.
December 7th, 2025 at 7:06 am
Oldbucsfan Says:
December 6th, 2025 at 11:59 pm
“What with all these phantom injuries we never hear nothing about until it’s game time?”
We’ve beedn hearing about it since last week.
December 7th, 2025 at 7:14 am
Chase Young getting a woody
December 7th, 2025 at 7:28 am
Hey Beej, Chase Young is probably worrying about the Saints right now as they get them after their bye. Last time he saw them he threw for 102 yards and a pick in a 17-7 loss at home where the Saints racked up almost 400 yards offense to like 170 for the kittens. What worries me is not Chase Young but that if the Saints could get 400 yards of offense on Carolina, they could do the same with Bowles soft D. Carolina does not worry me, the Bowles D does concern me as a Buc fan.
December 7th, 2025 at 7:39 am
For all you gloom and doomers out there, chill! I’d rather have Wirfs rest his injury this week rather than play against a team we’re capable of beating with or without him in the lineup. We need him 100% for our last 3 games which will decide the NFC crown.
December 7th, 2025 at 7:55 am
I don’t think it’s gloom and doom everyone knows the Saints get up for us. This will be not a good game. Baker will be running for his life they will shut the run down and the crowd will sit on their hands like they always do
December 7th, 2025 at 7:57 am
Wirfs has been playing hurt all season. He also got toasted in New Orleans by Young. We need to run the ball right at him to get him back on his heals.