Why Emeka Egbuka isn't playing even while active for Buccaneers on Monday night

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Emeka Egbuka has had a great start to his rookie season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers out of Ohio State.

That is looking at risk in Week 7 on Monday Night Football.

Egbuka hurt his hamstring in Week 6, and he was questionable to even suit up against the Detroit Lions.

But Egbuka got a limited practice in on Saturday, and he was active for the Monday night game.

He just hardly was seeing the field in the first half.

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Why isn't Emeka Egbuka playing?

Egbuka's lack of playing time in the first half must be a coaching and medical decision.

He has seen the field. The Bucs have had him out there on multiple third down plays.

But for most early downs, Egbuka has been on the sideline as Mike Evans, Sterling Shepard and Tez Johnson have seen more snaps.

The Bucs must've felt Egbuka was good enough to be active but not enough to play every snap.

Egbuka wears No. 2.

He has been out there for third-down passing situations for the Buccaneers, but on most early downs, his 2 has been nowhere to be found.