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Buccaneers RBs Coach Skip Peete Stable After Medical Episode at Practice

Preliminary tests point to dehydration, with further evaluation continuing.

Overview

  • Peete experienced a medical episode during Wednesday’s walk-through and was transported for evaluation after on-site treatment by team staff.
  • The Buccaneers said he was responsive, coherent and in stable condition before transport, and pledged additional updates.
  • Local reporting indicated he was alert and in good spirits, as players took a knee and trainers and paramedics attended to him on the field.
  • Head coach Todd Bowles said Peete was doing fine and described the incident as scary, noting dehydration as the initial assessment.
  • The episode came as Tampa Bay prepared for Week 5 at Seattle, with running back Bucky Irving listed day-to-day with a lower-leg issue.