J.P. Peterson of WQYK-AM 1010 in Tampa,ย via JoeBucsFan.comย reports that Buccaneers RB LeGarretteย Blount will end missing โseveral weeksโ after suffering a Grade 2 MCL sprain during last weekends loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
This is a huge loss for team that is reeling after losing by 45 points in week 5. Josh Freeman has already saidย publiclyย thatย Earnest Grahamย fill take over as the teams featured running back while Blount is out butย Kregg Lumpkin is likely to see some action as well.
Tampa Bay’s next five games are: NO, CHI, @NO, HOU and @GB.
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