Different Injury Identified For Justin Evans
June 5th, 2019
Some scary clarity today from head coach Bucco Bruce Arians on the injury (injuries?) to third-year safety Justin Evans, the guy selected before a flurry of standout running backs in the 2017 NFL Draft.
Evans landed on injured reserve last year after a toe injury lingered and lingered.
Then he was sidelined all spring, presumably for the toe. But speaking on WDAE-AM 620 this morning, Arians was clear that the boot being worn this week on Evans’ left foot is part of the recovery process for a procedure he had on his heel, not the toe.
So does Evans have two screwed up feet? Joe is not sure.
But the uplifting news was Arians saying after practice today that every player is on track to be available in training camp except for Jason Pierre-Paul. Arians called JPP a “fingers-crossed” approach.
June 5th, 2019 at 11:47 am
Justin showed great flashes , but lineup that ball hawking Mike Edwards next to the hard hitting Whitehead . Will form a great tandem!
June 5th, 2019 at 12:03 pm
The Buc Injury Life lives on!
June 5th, 2019 at 12:14 pm
Heel injury is probably from favoring it after the toe injury, not surprising. Hopefully keeping both set and immobile will bring him back close to 100%
June 5th, 2019 at 12:18 pm
This sounds exactly like an insertional Achilles injury. Since it’s June, he should be good to go for the season.
June 5th, 2019 at 12:18 pm
Fingers crossed. Good news is that BA believes he’ll be ready for TC.
June 5th, 2019 at 12:19 pm
What the first poster on this thread said. And to be honest that’s what fully expect to see come week 1 of the season.
June 5th, 2019 at 1:13 pm
Been living with fingers crossed for the last ten years hasn’t worked yet.
June 5th, 2019 at 1:18 pm
It’s quite EYE OPENING when you read an article here and when you read it EVERYWHERE else. You Joe’s are ridiculously over dramatic about everything. Pewter Report, Tampa Bay Buccaneers website etc etc all sound like they’re getting good information and then you Joe’s spin it for click bait. Freaking joke.
Is Kim Kardashian your PR rep?
June 5th, 2019 at 1:45 pm
All of those assumptions made about Justin Evans’ injury, and it is not nearly so bad as people thought.
In fact, this latest procedure is supposed to cause him to wear a boot for a couple weeks.
Just goes to show…we cannot make assumptions without knowing the facts.
June 5th, 2019 at 1:52 pm
I hope the procedure is only shaving down bone spurs or something. Hopefully they didn’t have to detach his Achilles tendon to do any surgery there.
June 5th, 2019 at 2:12 pm
Honestly terrible draft choice. Hope he bounces back.
June 5th, 2019 at 2:49 pm
LC
you’re right…
GO BUCS!!!!!
June 5th, 2019 at 3:38 pm
Well Buc