Buccaneers second-year defensive end Adrian Clayborn injured his knee in the Bucs loss to the Cowboys and the team has confirmed he’s done for the year.
Adrian Clayborn Injury: Bucs Fearful DE Could Be Out For Season
Clayborn injured his right knee hustling on one of four sacks for the Tampa Bay defense in the losing effort.
The Tampa Bay Times reported that Clayborn was wearing a brace on his leg. The Bucs don’t exactly have the depth to replace Clayborn, having lost Da’Quan Bowers to an Achilles injury earlier this year. But here’s why Bucs Nation says the loss of of Clayborn might not be as bad as it seems for the Bucs:
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Clayborn, a 2011 first round pick, will be sorely missed by the Buccaneers during his absence. The team has already announced that he’ll sit out the remainder of Sunday’s game against Dallas, although the long-term prognosis is unclear. Only in his second NFL season, Clayborn has never missed a game.
Last year, Clayborn recorded 42 tackles, seven sacks and three forced fumbles as a rookie, but he has been fairly quiet early this season. In the first two games of the season, the Iowa product recorded just one tackle with zero sacks.
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