TAMPA — As DE Larry English was carted off the field at Sun Life Stadium with a "significant"' knee injury in Thursday's 22-17 preseason-finale win over the Dolphins, the wheels started turning in the head of Bucs coach Lovie Smith. He knew the team would need to scour the waiver wire for defensive ends.
Injuries are part of the game, but they're worse for a team if it has an outbreak at one position. Starting right DE Jacquies Smith has been sidelined with a shoulder injury and played only 13 snaps in the preseason.