TAMPA — The Bucs will again have only two players listed as centers healthy for Monday's preseason home game against the Bengals, but starter Evan Smith said he had not been told if he would be playing more than the 16 snaps he had in last week's preseason opener.
"I'll leave that up to the coaches," Smith said after Thursday's practice. "I'll just go out there and hit people until they tell me to stop."
The Bucs had issues with their second center in their 26-16 loss to the Vikings. Garrett Gilkey, a guard who has played as an emergency center, had two fumbled snaps in his nine plays at center.