Jameis Winston – Important
QB Jameis Winston has been replaced by Ryan Fitzpatrick as the Buccaneers’ starting quarterback Sunday’s road game against the Carolina Panthers. Winson has started the past three games but has thrown eight interceptions in those games, two of which the Bucs lost.
Ryan Fitzpatrick – Important
QB Ryan Fitzpatrick has been named the Buccaneers’ starting quarterback for Sunday’s road game against the Carolina Panthers.
He will replace Jameis Winston, who has started the past three games but has thrown eight interceptions in those games, two of which the Bucs lost.
The 35-year-old Fitzpatrick led the Bucs to a 2-1 record during Winston’s three-game suspension to start the season and is 2-2 in four starts this season. He came off the bench on Sunday to lead Tampa Bay’s rally from an 18-point second-half deficit to tie the game.
Vita Vea – Important – Injury
DT Vita Vea, the team’s first-round draft pick, was feared to have torn his ACL in Sunday’s 37-34 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals, but an MRI revealed that the ACL was intact.
Vita Vea – Noteworthy – Injury
DT Vita Vea’s MRI revealed that his ACL was intact, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday. Vea, who was the 12th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft, was injured during Sunday’s 37-34 setback to the Cincinnati Bengals. The team reportedly feared that the 23-year-old Vea had a torn ACL. The 6-foot-4, 347-pound Vea recorded two tackles in four games this season. He missed the first three contests with a strained calf muscle.