Baker Mayfield Returns, Egbuka Out vs. Panthers — SkimNews
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- Baker Mayfield will make his return Sunday at Carolina after a three-game absence, and Todd Bowles said he felt good and had a normal week of practice.
- Emeka Egbuka, Tampa Bay's top target, is out with a concussion and foot injury suffered in the Week 6 loss; he never left the game, later developed symptoms and was placed in the protocol.
- NFL independent spotters assess players each week even when they do not report symptoms on the sideline or trainers do not see an impact hit.
- Luke Goedeke will be out with a calf injury after missing practice Wednesday and Thursday; he returned in limited capacity Friday.
- Antoine Winfield Jr. will be out with a rib fracture after missing the past two games, although he returned to limited practice this week.
- Benjamin Morrison carries no injury designation after missing the past three weeks with a quad injury, and Sean Tucker is also without a designation despite a quad injury.
Why it matters: Tampa Bay gets Mayfield back after a three-game absence, but Carolina will face a team missing its top target, right tackle Luke Goedeke and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. The three absences remove one receiving option and personnel on both offense and defense, while Benjamin Morrison and Sean Tucker carry no injury designations.
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