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Whitehead (pectoral) was placed on injured reserve Friday, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports. As expected, Whitehead will need to miss at least four games after rupturing his pectoral Sunday against the Giants. There remains a possibility he could return this season, but it could take a Tampa Bay playoff run in order for him to be able to do so. Mike Edwards likely will take over Whitehead's starting strong safety role in the meantime.
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Whitehead (pectoral) has been ruled out for Sunday's Week 13 matchup against the Panthers. Whitehead ruptured his pectoral last Sunday against the Giants, so there was never a real chance of him suiting up Week 13. Though the veteran safety is expected to be out several weeks, he's not currently slated for surgery, and there's a chance he could return at some point before the end of the campaign. Mike Edwards likely will move into a starting role with Whitehead out of action.
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Whitehead may have suffered a torn pectoral in Sunday's win over the Giants, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Whitehead will undergo an MRI to receive confirmation of the severity, and if that is the diagnosis, it will put an early end to the 27-year-old's season. His absence would certainly be a blow to the team's secondary and thrust the recently acquired Mike Edwards into a starting role.
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Whitehead (pectoral) will not return to Sunday's game against the Giants, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports. The safety recorded five solo tackles, including a tackle for a loss, before exiting. Whitehead has played on nearly every defensive snap in most of Tampa Bay's games this season. Mike Edwards is his backup.
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Whitehead (quadriceps) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the 49ers. The 27-year-old opened Tampa Bay's week of practice with consecutive DNPs, but he upgraded to a limited session Friday, suggesting he could be trending in the right direction ahead of Sunday. However, if Whitehead can't play through his quadriceps issue in Week 10, expect Kaevon Merriweather to serve as the Buccaneers' top strong safety.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAS | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2 | @DET | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DEN | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | PHI | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | @ATL | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | @NO | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | BAL | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | ATL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @KC | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | SF | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | @NYG | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *13 | @CAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *14 | LV | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *15 | @LAC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/22 | @Dallas | 3 |
| 17 | 12/29 | Carolina | 7 |
| 18 | 01/05 | New Orleans | 31 |