Injury Updates On Jalen McMillan, Tristan Wirfs
August 6th, 2026
Joe hoped head coach Todd Bowles would drop the “day-to-day” description today when talking about injuries to receiver Jalen McMillan and All-World left tackle Tristan Wirfs.
Sadly, that did not come.
Wirfs is nursing a hamstring pull or tear suffered nine days ago. He has not been practicing. Joe is almost ready to call it a significant hamstring issue. Today, Todd Bowles said of Wirfs, “I do expect him back at some point during the preseason.”
That’s nice. Last year, Wirfs missed all of camp after knee surgery, and he missed the first three weeks of the regular season and wasn’t quite his usual dominant self. Obviously, a hamstring isn’t knee surgery, but perhaps Wirfs is a player who needs training camp to thrive?
Hopefully not.
Bowles also addressed McMillan’s banged up knee. The Bucs haven’t been specific on the injury. “Not sure how long,” Bowles said.
Joe hopes it’s not a deep knee bruise. Those can be nasty and take a month or more to heal.
August 6th, 2026 at 2:19 pm
Practice field turf is the best…..
August 6th, 2026 at 2:22 pm
Wirfs never practiced.. just hurt himself running, right?
August 6th, 2026 at 2:25 pm
JBF is done….
August 6th, 2026 at 2:31 pm
…..and no one’s even taken a hard hit yet………….
August 6th, 2026 at 2:32 pm
We have the worst conditioning staff in the NFL. I swear, our trainers were all rejects from a Town n Country Planet Fitness.
Franchise is worth BILLIONS. No one has a leg curl machine for our WR corps.
August 6th, 2026 at 2:33 pm
Look at any blog on any NFL team. It is all the same. The players are intercangeable. each team is doing the same thing including JBF. It is simple propaganda. All the teams are SB bound. So pathetic. Fans are like lapping it all up. Mods are watching for negative waves. Each teams 1st round pick is a HERO heading for stardom……
August 6th, 2026 at 2:34 pm
“a pull or tear….”
What’s next, amputation may be necessary?
August 6th, 2026 at 2:34 pm
Grover Says:
August 6th, 2026 at 2:19 pm
Practice field turf is the best….
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Pulled hammies can on any surface. The Rays’ Ben Williamson is on his way to the IL after pulling one on the grass at Coors Field yesterday, for example.
August 6th, 2026 at 2:35 pm
Bucs are just being cautious. I don’t think either of these guys miss time to start the season.
August 6th, 2026 at 2:35 pm
Honesty obviously too much of a stretch for the turtle. Too busy telling us how he can live without Vea.
August 6th, 2026 at 2:38 pm
Headline should have been NO injury update.
August 6th, 2026 at 2:39 pm
Doesn’t matter! a big boy like that ,it’ll be nagging all season
August 6th, 2026 at 2:40 pm
Give Vea a raise ,put him on the Oline! Oh wait he’s “tweaked ” to
August 6th, 2026 at 2:43 pm
LOUSY MEDICAL/TRAINING STAFF!!!!
GO BUCS!!!!
August 6th, 2026 at 2:46 pm
Watching the Buc Camp online it looks like a modern dance class. Tiptoe through the turf. Pathetic.
August 6th, 2026 at 2:49 pm
Very informative article.
August 6th, 2026 at 3:02 pm
Honestly, these guys need some Pilates classes- that’d stretch their hammies.
August 6th, 2026 at 3:12 pm
On Hardknocks all those guys were pumped on the first day of pads. Excited to actually hit.
Us? Todd told our players not to hit too hard, don’t tackle to the ground.
And yet half our young guys have missed time with soreness. Still a soft team.
August 6th, 2026 at 3:13 pm
“The best ability is availability.” Bill Parcells.
August 6th, 2026 at 3:23 pm
People on here are going out of their minds over injuries. Every NFL team is dealing with some sort of injury. Look at the Saints, Falcons and Panthers, more severe than the Bucs.
August 6th, 2026 at 3:31 pm
at least the bucs have a speed coach
August 6th, 2026 at 3:53 pm
HeartyDickerson Says:
And yet half our young guys have missed time with soreness. Still a soft team.
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Miles Garrett has missed the last 4 days with soreness, is he soft?
Hamstring tears are about a team’s emotional bearing? Try running with one sometime and see how you feel about it.
Fans like you are funny. Get down to 5% body fat while having a job that requires sprinting 100 times per day and see how muscle injuries affect you.
August 6th, 2026 at 5:01 pm
Wirfs could lose a little weight
August 6th, 2026 at 5:32 pm
There is great news on the horizon…….Carl Nicks’ toe has almost healed.