TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers center Evan Smith had an MRI taken on his injured left knee, which revealed that he has a grade-2 MCL sprain, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Caplan.
Smith, who suffered his injury during Sunday's win over the visiting Chicago Bears, will have the MRI results read by Dr. Lyle Cain. After Dr. Cain gives his opinion on the reading, a timetable for Smith to return to the field will be known. A grade-2 MCL sprain typically keeps a player out from two to four weeks.
Center Ben Gottschalk, who was signed off the practice squad on Saturday, replaced Smith.