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Smith (knee) 4th Bucs RB to go down this year

TAMPA, Fla. -- As if the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' running back situation couldn't possibly get any worse, another has been lost for the season. Antone Smith suffered a knee injury in Thursday night's 43-28 loss to the Atlanta Falcons.

"Unfortunately, Antone suffered a significant injury and I think that would probably be a season-ending injury, it looks like," head coach Dirk Koetter said Friday. "That would be the same for Howard Jones, a season-ending injury."

Smith rushed for 25 yards on five touches, averaging 5.0 yards per carry. He caught three passes for 27 receiving yards before having to leave the field on a cart.