TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting safety Jordan Whitehead was involved in an automobile accident on his way to the team facility Saturday. A source told ESPN that Whitehead is alert and at the hospital undergoing tests.
But the team said he will miss Sunday's regular-season finale against the New Orleans Saints and is placing him on the reserve/non-football injury list. Tampa Bay has called up Ryan Neal from the practice squad.
A source told ESPN that the accident happened right by the facility just before practice and that the team's head of security and training staff were able to get to him immediately to provide support.