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There might finally be light at the end of the tunnel for the\u00a0Tampa Bay Buccaneers\u00a0when it comes to injured running back\u00a0Bucky Irving.<\/p>\n
The Buccaneers offense has been without Irving for the last 5 games, since a Week 4 loss to the\u00a0Philadelphia Eagles\u00a0on September 28 due to a variety of injuries, although a shoulder injury has been of the most concern.<\/p>\n
\u201cPossibly big Bucs news,\u201d\u00a0Tampa Bay Times reporter Rick Stroud\u00a0wrote on his official X account on Wednesday, November 12. \u201cRB Bucky Irving is participating in the walk thru practice. G\u00a0Ben Bredeson\u00a0also working. Irving has not played since Sept. 28 due to foot and shoulder injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Buccaneers are 6-3 headed into a brutal pair of road games coming up with a trip to face the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0in Week 11 before heading all the way across the country to face the\u00a0Los Angeles Rams\u00a0in Week 12.<\/p>\n
Irving, who rushed for over 1,000 yards as a rookie, has been sorely missed.<\/p>\n
While the Buccaneers have made up the slack at wide receiver with\u00a0Chris Godwin,\u00a0Mike Evans\u00a0and\u00a0Jalen McMillan\u00a0out with injuries, it\u2019s been harder to do that with\u00a0Rachaad White\u00a0stepping in for Irving.<\/p>\n
\u201cTodd Bowles said it was good to see Bucky Irving on the practice field but he was limited and it was just a walk-through,\u201d\u00a0Buccaneers.com\u2019s Scott Smith\u00a0wrote on his official X account. \u201cNeeds to see Irving in a full-speed practice before making any proclamations about a timetable for his return.\u201d<\/p>\n
While Irving\u2019s follow up too a bravura rookie campaign has fallen flat to this point, he has the advantage of playing on a team that\u2019s in first place in the NFC South Division \u2014 with a 2-game lead at that \u2014 and could very well be a dark horse contender if everyone comes back healthy over the next month who has been injured.<\/p>\n
Right now, the perception of Irving is that rookie year was just a flash in the pan.<\/p>\n
Bleacher Report\u2019s Brad Gagnon\u00a0called Irving the \u201cMost Disappointing Player\u201d on the roster in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cAfter averaging 5.4 yards per rush as a rookie, Irving has seen that number decline to 3.3 in 2025,\u201d Gagnon wrote on October 24. \u201cOnly one qualified back is below that. He\u2019s also yet to score a rushing touchdown.\u201d<\/p>\n
Irving had a season high 165 yards of total offense agains the Eagles \u2014 15 carries for 63 yards and 5 receptions for 102 yards. That kind of production can flip games like the 28-23 home loss to the\u00a0New England Patriots in Week 10.<\/p>\n
Right now, it seems like the only legitimate weapon 2-time Pro Bowl quarterback\u00a0Baker Mayfield\u00a0has on offense he can rely on is 2025 first round pick (No. 19 overall) and wide receiver\u00a0Emeka Egbuka.<\/p>\n
Egbuka, possibly the frontrunner to win\u00a0NFL\u00a0Offensive Rookie of the Year, leads the Buccaneers and is ninth in the NFL in receiving with 40 receptions for 677 yards and 6 touchdowns.<\/p>\n
The Buccaneers have also gotten a boost lately from their final pick in the 2025 draft with rookie wide receiver\u00a0Tez Johnson.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere are just two rookies across the NFL this season with 250+ receiving yards and 4+ receiving touchdowns through Week 10 \u2026 Both are\u00a0Buccaneers\u00a0drafted by Jason Licht,\u201d\u00a0Buccaneers Communications wrote on its official X account on November 10. \u201cEmeka\u00a0Egbuka\u00a0(pick No. 19) & Tez Johnson (No. 235).\u201d<\/p>\n
Travis Kelce, the Kansas City Chiefs\u2019 star tight end, has made a bold statement as he prepares for the second half of the 2025 NFL season: the bye week wasn\u2019t just about rest, it was about mental preparation and recharging to come back stronger than ever. Kelce, one of the NFL\u2019s most dominant and reliable players, made it clear that his focus is sharper than ever and that he\u2019s fully ready to lead the Chiefs to even greater heights in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n
In his most recent remarks, Kelce said, \u201cThe bye week wasn\u2019t just about rest. It was about resetting my mind. I came back ready to crush the second half of the season. The real work starts now, and I\u2019m more focused than ever.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p>\n\n