{"id":417281,"date":"2025-10-03T16:53:13","date_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:53:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/417281\/"},"modified":"2025-10-03T16:53:13","modified_gmt":"2025-10-03T16:53:13","slug":"bucky-irving-injury-update-buccaneers-top-rb-out-for-week-5-game-vs-seahawks-with-foot-sprain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/417281\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucky Irving injury update: Buccaneers&#8217; top RB out for Week 5 game vs. Seahawks with foot sprain"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Article-featuredImageImg\" alt=\"bucky-irving-buccaneers.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/bucky-irving-buccaneers.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"433\" width=\"770\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>The Tampa Bay\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/TB\/tampa-bay-buccaneers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Buccaneers<\/a>&#8216; offensive injury struggles continue. Running back <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/26693770\/bucky-irving\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bucky Irving<\/a>\u00a0has officially been ruled out for Sunday&#8217;s matchup against the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/SEA\/seattle-seahawks\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Seahawks<\/a> and could miss next week&#8217;s game against the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/SF\/san-francisco-49ers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">49ers<\/a> as he deals with a foot sprain, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JFowlerESPN\/status\/1974108999189737668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">according to <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JFowlerESPN\/status\/1974108999189737668\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">ESPN<\/a>. Irving was seen on crutches and in a walking boot for Wednesday&#8217;s walk through practice.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving, 23,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeGarafolo\/status\/1973184211168403808\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">appears to have suffered the injury<\/a> during Tampa Bay&#8217;s 31-25 loss to the <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/teams\/PHI\/philadelphia-eagles\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Eagles<\/a>. He played all the way through the end of the game and amassed 165 yards from scrimmage, including a 72-yard touchdown catch that drew the Buccaneers to within 31-20 late in the third quarter.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Irving&#8217;s 102 receiving yards Sunday were the most by a Buccaneers running back since Week 10, 2018, when <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/1631866\/jacquizz-rodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jacquizz Rodgers<\/a> also had 102. Overall, Irving has 430 yards from scrimmage this season, which ranks sixth in the <a href=\"https:\/\/cbssports.com\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Health is an ongoing issue for the Tampa Bay offense, which started the season without star left tackle <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2865686\/tristan-wirfs\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Tristan Wirfs<\/a> and wide receiver <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2818150\/chris-godwin\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Chris Godwin<\/a>. The team then lost right tackle <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2977181\/luke-goedeke\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Luke Goedeke<\/a> and right guard <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/2869760\/cody-mauch\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Cody Mauch<\/a> to season-ending injuries after Week 2, and <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/1824909\/mike-evans\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mike Evans<\/a> suffered a hamstring injury that will sideline him multiple weeks in Week 3. Even though Wirfs and Godwin made their season debuts in Week 4, Irving will\u00a0be the next player to miss time.<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/3169147\/rachaad-white\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rachaad White<\/a>\u00a0will step into a bigger role with Irving&#8217;s absence, as will\u00a0<a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/3168416\/sean-tucker\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sean Tucker<\/a>. Rookie <a class=\"Annotation-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbssports.com\/nfl\/players\/3121241\/josh-williams\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Josh Williams<\/a> will likely be active this week to serve as the third back.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers head into the game 3-1, as do the Seahawks, who will have home field advantage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Images The Tampa Bay\u00a0Buccaneers&#8216; offensive injury struggles continue. 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