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When the Buccaneers take on the Pittsburgh Steelers for their first preseason game Friday night, 11 players will not be traveling north with the team.
Pewter Report’s Trevor Sikkema reported the list of nine players that include a couple names that shouldn’t come as a surprise due to injuries.
#Bucs players who will not be traveling with the team for their first preseason game against the Steelers:
— Trevor Sikkema (@TampaBayTre) August 7, 2019
LB Lavonte David
DT Vita Vea
LB Jack Cichy
CB Jamel Dean
S D'Cota Dixon
LB Anthony Nelson
S Justin Evans
WR Scotty Miller
QB Nick Fitzgerald
There are a few injured guys on the list like Lavonte David, Vita Vea, and Justin Evans including Nick Fitzgerald who is on the non-football injury list. The other two not on Sikkema’s list are receiver K.J. Brent and tight end Scott Orndoff.