TAMPA — Three days before the Bucs play a pivotal game at New Orleans, their top two options at right tackle were question marks due to injuries.
Starter Demar Dotson, who has missed two games with a concussion, remained in concussion protocol Wednesday, though he has been able to practice this week. Veteran Gosder Cherilus, who has filled in for Dotson and was beaten on two sacks in the fourth quarter of Sunday's loss to the Cowboys, did not practice Wednesday due to groin and ankle injuries.
If neither can play Saturday, the Bucs would turn to undrafted rookie Leonard Wester, who made his NFL debut against the Saints on Dec.