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Illness Outbreak Hits Buccaneers, Forcing Walk-Through Before Rams Game

The team's official report listed Baker Mayfield plus Emeka Egbuka as limited due to illness.

Overview

  • Todd Bowles said a bug spread through the facility, leaving about five coaches and roughly 15 players ill on Wednesday.
  • Practice was scaled back to a walk-through to manage widespread absences ahead of Sunday night.
  • The injury report also listed Graham Barton, Luke Goedeke, Logan Hall, and Dan Feeney as limited with illness.
  • The cause of the sickness has not been identified, with reports describing it as a mystery illness.
  • ESPN Analytics gave the Rams about a 63.5% chance to win as of Wednesday night given the uncertainty around Tampa Bay’s availability.