Bucs TE Cade Otton sidelined again with undisclosed injury
Tampa Bay's starting tight end is dealing with an unspecified issue. Cade Otton was held out of practice again on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury, and the beat's read is that he is unlikely to suit up for Saturday's preseason game
Tampa Bay's starting tight end is dealing with an unspecified issue. Cade Otton was held out of practice again on Tuesday with an undisclosed injury, and the beat's read is that he is unlikely to suit up for Saturday's preseason game.
Bucs tight end Cade Otton is again not practicing today with an undisclosed injury. Would think he’s not playing Saturday but we’ll see.View on X →
Greg Auman (@GregAuman): Bucs tight end Cade Otton is again not practicing today with an undisclosed injury. Would think he’s not playing Saturday but we’ll see.
Otton has been the steady, do-everything tight end in this offense — a blocker and chain-moving receiver who rarely leaves the field. Any absence, even a minor one, thins a position group the Bucs lean on heavily in 12-personnel looks.
The lack of a specific diagnosis makes it impossible to gauge the seriousness, but the club is clearly treating it as something to manage rather than push through in August. Tampa Bay has other options at the position, yet none carry Otton's snaps-per-game profile.