The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have had a rough couple of weeks in terms of protecting Baker Mayfield and those working out of the backfield. They have had their All-Pro tackle Tristan Wirfs on the

The Buccaneers moved Thursday's practice up an hour because of the impending landfall of Hurricane Helene and the session saw a couple of players continue to work their way back to the lineup.

The Bucs received good news this week in preparation for Sunday’s home game against the Broncos. Tampa Bay right tackle Luke Goedeke, who missed the last two games due to a concussion, is expected to clear the concussion protocol as early as Wednesday and return to practice this week.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have a few of their key players back in their next game against the Philadelphia Eagles.

The Bucs’ run game and run defense could get a boost Sunday against the Eagles, as offensive tackle Luke Goedeke and defensive tackle Vita Vea were back practicing Wednesday. Goedeke remains in concussion protocol but progressed enough to practice with the team for the first time since the season-opening win against Washington on Sept.