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The injury news continues to be a bummer for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
They've already lost Mike Evans for an extended period with a broken collarbone.
Now, they continue to be without two of their other stars.
Bucky Irving and Chris Godwin will both be out for Week 8 against the Saints, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters on Wednesday.
Irving is dealing with injuries to a foot and a shoulder and will miss another game.
In Irving's absence, it will continue to be Rachaad White leading the backfield with supplementary work from Sean Tucker.
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Godwin remains out with his fibula injury.
The fact that Godwin and Evans are both out really opens the door for Emeka Egbuka to get all the targets he can handle. That assumes that Egbuka, who entered Monday night with a hamstring injury and didn't play a ton, is good to go for such a heavy workload.
The small, speedy rookie Tez Johnson could see a bunch of targets against the Saints, too.
The good news for the Bucs is that their bye is Week 9. After they play the Saints, all of Tampa Bay's players will get a chance to rest and heal up.
As much as pretty much any team, the Buccaneers really need that chance to mend and heal.
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