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Dean (hamstring) is listed as questionable ahead of Sunday's matchup against the Giants, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports. The Auburn product has missed the Buccaneers' last four games due to a hamstring injury that landed him on injured reserve. However, he has a chance to return to the field Sunday after logging a week of full practice sessions. Dean must still be activated to Tampa Bay's active roster in order to play in Week 12. If he's not activated in time, expect Josh Hayes and Zyon McCollum (hamstring) to serve as the team's top outside corners.
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Dean (hamstring) was a full participant Wednesday in the Buccaneers' first official practice of the week. Dean's 21-day practice window to return from injured reserve opened Monday, and the 2019 third-round pick started the week out strong with a full practice Wednesday. If he's able to practice without limitations Thursday and Friday, there's a good chance he would be activated off IR and suit up against the Giants on Sunday. In the five games prior to his hamstring injury suffered in Week 6 against the Saints, Dean logged 42 tackles (32 solo) and four pass defenses.
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Tampa Bay designated Dean (hamstring) for return to practice from its injured-reserve list Monday, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports. Dean has spent the Tampa Bay's last four games on injured reserve with a hamstring issue he picked up Week 6 at New Orleans, but he now appears on track to come back soon. The Buccaneers will have 21 days to officially activate him before they would be forced to leave him on injured reserve for the rest of the season.
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Dean (hamstring) was placed on injured reserve Monday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports. Dean was unable to practice all week and had been ruled out for Monday night's matchup against the Ravens after sustaining a hamstring injury the week prior. However, the Auburn product will now be forced to miss the Buccaneers' next four games after moving to IR, with his earliest possible return coming in Week 12 against the Giants. Expect Tyrek Funderburk and Josh Hayes to see increased work with Tampa Bay's first-team defense while Dean is sidelined for the foreseeable future.
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Dean (hamstring) has been ruled out ahead of Monday's game against the Ravens, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports. Dean suffered a hamstring injury during the Bucs' Week 6 win over the Saints. The injury was severe enough to keep him out of practice Thursday and Friday, and the 2019 third-round pick will miss his first game of the regular season. Tyrek Funderburk played 56 defensive snaps against New Orleans after Dean left, and the former should draw the start at corner opposite Zyon McCollum for Monday's contest.
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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 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | @DET | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 3 | DEN | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | PHI | 3.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 5 | @ATL | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 6 | @NO | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *7 | BAL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *8 | ATL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *9 | @KC | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| *10 | SF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | BYE | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| * indicates player did not play that week | |||||||||
Scheduled Games
| WK | DATE | OPP | OPP RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 11/24 | @New York | 17 |
| 13 | 12/01 | @Carolina | 16 |
| 14 | 12/08 | Las Vegas | 1 |
| 15 | 12/15 | @Los Angeles | 20 |
| 16 | 12/22 | @Dallas | 14 |
| 17 | 12/29 | Carolina | 16 |
| 18 | 01/05 | New Orleans | 12 |