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Lavonte David expected to miss one month of Buccaneers games

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have to play defense without star linebacker Lavonte David for the immediate future. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, David is expected to miss a month or more with a high-ankle sprain.

#Bucs star LB Lavonte David was diagnosed with a high-ankle sprain following his MRI, source said. Expected to miss about a month or more.

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 25, 2017

David suffered the ankle sprain in the fourth quarter of the team’s crushing loss to the Minnesota Vikings when he rolled up his ankle.