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Nelson (shoulder) was a full participant in Friday's practice and does not carry an injury designation into Sunday's game against the Raiders. Nelson opened the week as a DNP on Wednesday due to a shoulder injury, but he was able to increase his practice participation over the next two days and will be available for Sunday's game. The sixth-year linebacker has logged 31 tackles (19 solo), including 3.0 sacks, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 12 regular-season games.
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Nelson (shoulder) was listed as a non-participant on Wednesday's injury report. Nelson started at outside linebacker opposite Yaya Diaby against the Panthers in Week 13 due to Joe Tryon-Shoyinka being ruled out with an ankle injury. Nelson played a season-high 53 defensive snaps and finished with six tackles (five solo), but it appears he may have picked up a shoulder injury in the process. He'll have to return to practice in at least a limited capacity over the next two days to be available for Sunday's game against the Raiders.
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Nelson is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports. The outside linebacker missed practice Friday due to a personal reason, per Scott Reynolds of PewterReport.com. Now, he might have a chance to start opposite Yaya Diaby with Joe Tryon-Shoyinka inactive with an ankle injury. Nelson has played on at least 30 percent of the defensive snaps in all 11 of Tampa Bay's games this season, recording 25 tackles (14 solo), including 3.0 sacks, and a fumble recovery.
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Nelson has been downgraded to doubtful for Sunday's game against the Lions due to a concussion, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports. Nelson was apparently in concussion protocol all week, although he was a full participant at practice. His doubtful designation indicates he is not trending toward clearing the league's protocols prior to kickoff Sunday. Still, final confirmation on his status is unlikely to come until a few hours before game time. With Shaquil Barrett (illness) considered questionable, the Bucs could be spread a little thin on the edge. Thus, YaYa Diaby, Markees Watts and Cam Gill have the potential to see increased workloads.
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Nelson (hamstring) was a full participant at practice Friday ahead of Sunday's game at the Vikings, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports. After limited sessions Wednesday and Thursday, Nelson got in a full practice Friday ahead of Tampa Bay's regular-season opener. He'll try to improve on the career-high 5.5 sacks he recorded last season.
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Completed Games
| WK | OPP | TK | SACK | INT | FF | DFR | DFTD | PDEF | FPTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAS | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @DET | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | DEN | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | PHI | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | @ATL | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | @NO | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | BAL | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | ATL | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | @KC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | SF | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 | @NYG | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | @CAR | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | LV | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | @LAC | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 12/22 | @Dallas | 23 |
| 17 | 12/29 | Carolina | 18 |
| 18 | 01/05 | New Orleans | 22 |