Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lose Promising Rookie to ACL Tear
The announcement from head coach Todd Bowles regarding the team's fourth-round draft pick out of Central Arkansas didn't come for several days because the non-contact injury at the July 25 practice session didn't look serious at first.
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