One player we didn’t touch on in yesterday’s injury report is Joe Hawley, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ starting center. He was limited for most of the week with a knee injury after being forced to leave Thursday’s game, and struggling with that injury throughout the season.
If Hawley can’t go, the Bucs will start Evan Smith at his position. Usually that wouldn’t be much of an issue: Smith has played well and is pretty much the same players as Hawley. This week, there’s an additional problem: left guard Kevin Pamphile has been ruled out with a concussion, and the Bucs would like Smith to take over in his place, too.