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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Questionable with hamstring issue
Jalen McMillan (hamstring) was limited at Saturday's practice and subsequently was listed as questionable for Monday's contest at Kansas City, Brianna Dix of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' official site reports.McMillan was a late addition to the Buccaneers' Week 9 injury report, indicating that he may have sustained the hamstring issue during Saturday's session. His status won't be confirmed until about 90 minutes before Monday's 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff -- along with fellow WR Sterling Shepard (hamstring) -- but with both Mike Evans (hamstring) and Chris Godwin (IR, knee) sidelined, McMillan would have a chance for an elevated snap share, assuming he's active.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Five touches in Week 8 loss
Jalen McMillan secured four of seven targets for 35 yards and rushed once for 17 yards in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 31-26 loss to the Falcons on Sunday.McMillan filled a de facto No. 1 receiver role in the absence of both Mike Evans (hamstring) and Chris Godwin (IR-knee), but he had trouble establishing early chemistry with Baker Mayfield. McMillan was able to finish fourth in receptions for the Buccaneers and tied for second in targets, and there's a chance he'll be more acclimated to his enhanced level of responsibility when Tampa Bay faces the Chiefs in a Week 9 Monday night battle Nov. 4.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Elevated role forthcoming
Jalen McMillan is expected to see a significantly expanded role beginning with Sunday's Week 8 matchup against the Falcons due to the absences of Mike Evans (hamstring) and Chris Godwin (ankle), Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports. "I had a really good conversation with Jalen and just said, 'Hey, this is the week,'" offensive coordinator Liam Coen said. "We talked about it, 'This is the week that you have to really kind of emerge and I trust you.'"The rookie will be thrust into the No. 1 receiver role in what has been a potent Tampa Bay Buccaneers passing attack to date, and even after Evans eventually returns from what is expected to be a multi-game absence, McMillan is likely to serve as no worse than the No. 2 wideout thanks to Godwin's season-ending ankle dislocation. McMillan has already dealt with a hamstring injury of his own that led to a two-game absence earlier in the season, but he should now have ample opportunity to build on the 6-74-1 line he's forged on 15 targets through his first five NFL games.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Four touches in loss
Jalen McMillan secured three of eight targets for 15 yards and rushed once for 11 yards in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 41-31 loss to the Ravens on Monday night.McMillan surprisingly finished third in targets, although the first-half exit of Mike Evans (hamstring) certainly played a part. The rookie was largely inefficient with those opportunities, yet he could be primed to continue drawing plenty of Baker Mayfield's attention moving forward. Evans could potentially miss a Week 8 home matchup against the Falcons, at minimum, while Scott Smith of the team's official site reports the injury that forced Chris Godwin to be carted off late in Monday night's game appears to be a dislocated ankle that would very likely result in a multi-game absence.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Disappoints in return
Jalen McMillan failed to secure his only target and returned three punts for 12 yards in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' 51-27 loss to the Saints on Sunday.In his return from a two-game absence, McMillan played on only 18 percent of the offense's snaps while seeing veteran Sterling Shepard (75 percent snap share) take over the No. 3 role. The significant disparity in opportunity for the two players was likely at least partly the byproduct of McMillan being eased back into action, meaning the rookie could see a notable uptick in playing time in a Week 7 Monday night showdown against the Ravens on Oct. 21.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Back in action Sunday
Jalen McMillan (hamstring) is active for Sunday's game at New Orleans, Scott Smith of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' official site reports.McMillan was absent Weeks 4 and 5 due to a hamstring injury that he sustained in practice prior to the first of those contests. The rookie third-round pick put himself in a position to return to action this time around with a full session Friday, and he'll rejoin Mike Evans and Chris Godwin in three-wide sets Week 6. McMillan thus will be aiming to build upon the 3-59-1 line on six targets that he accrued in the first three outings of his career.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Questionable after full practice
Jalen McMillan (hamstring) is listed as questionable for Sunday's game at New Orleans, Matthew Paras of The New Orleans Times-Picayune reports.An upgrade to full practice participation Friday suggests McMillan is more likely than not to suit up for the first time since Week 3. He won the No. 3 receiver job this summer and made a couple nice plays over the first two weeks, but it hasn't been a high-volume role, regardless of whether McMillan, Trey Palmer (concussion) or Sterling Shepard is the one filling it.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Stays limited Thursday
Jalen McMillan (hamstring) practiced on a limited basis Thursday, Brianna Dix of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' official site reports.McMillan has a pair of capped sessions under his belt so far this week as he closes in on a return to action for the first time since Week 3. The hamstring injury that he sustained during a Sept. 27 practice has held him out of the Buccaneers' last two games, but he may have to be a full participant Friday in order to go into the weekend without a designation for Sunday's contest in New Orleans.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Limited in return to practice
Jalen McMillan (hamstring) was a limited participant at practice Wednesday.After injuring his hamstring in practice Sept. 27, McMillan missed the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' last two contests, but his return to drills for the first time since then indicates he's made some progress in his recovery. Meanwhile, fellow wideout Trey Palmer (concussion) didn't practice Wednesday, and Kameron Johnson (ankle) had a cap on his reps. How each of the trio fares the rest of the week should determine the pecking order at the position behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin in Week 6 at New Orleans, but if he's available, McMillan likely will return to the third spot on the depth chart.
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Buccaneers' Jalen McMillan: Ruled out for Thursday
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said that Jalen McMillan (hamstring) has been ruled out for Thursday's game against the Falcons, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.Tampa Bay's receiver depth will be tested Week 5, as McMillan will be joined in street clothes Thursday by Trey Palmer (concussion). Kameron Johnson and Sterling Shepard are likely to serve as the main backup options behind Mike Evans and Chris Godwin.
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