Overview
- Egbuka has been treating a toe sprain suffered in mid‑August that kept him out of portions of training camp and the preseason.
- Head coach Todd Bowles has described Egbuka as day‑to‑day and said the team will evaluate him further next week before making a Week 1 decision.
- Reporters observed Egbuka working on a side field with trainers, running without obvious problems and hopping on the injured toe to test it, which reporters called an encouraging sign.
- Media outlets say if Egbuka returns to full practice participation early next week he would likely be cleared for the Sept. 13 opener at Cincinnati, otherwise Tampa Bay would rely more on Chris Godwin and other targets.
- Egbuka enters the season with added responsibility after Mike Evans left in free agency and with a rookie year that dipped after a midseason hamstring issue, so his health directly affects Tampa Bay’s passing game and Baker Mayfield’s targets.