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Training camp got off to a great start for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with their signing of Julio Jones on Tuesday, but two days later, their offensive line may be in big trouble.
Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen was carted off the field Thursday with what head coach Todd Bowles revealed was a knee injury.
Ryan Jensen (#66) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers walks to the practice field during Buccaneers training camp at the AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa, Fla., Wednesday, July 27, 2022. (Julio Aguilar/Getty images)
A video circulating on social media appeared to show Jensen screaming in pain, and practice was briefly halted as trainers attended to the player.
The 31-year-old center made his first Pro Bowl run last season and has started every game since 2017, a stretch of 81 consecutive contests.
Tom Brady of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers under center Ryan Jensen during the regular season game between the Atlanta Falcons and the Buccaneers at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on January 3, 2021. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
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Buccaneers GM Jason Licht met with reporters after the injury, saying the mood at practice changed after Jensen went down.
“Right now, we feel terrible for Jensen…,” Licht said. “We hope for the best.”
“That usually happens when you have a player like Ryan, who is obviously a very good player but also a great person and leader,” he said via The Athletic. “His toughness, things like that about him define him.”
Jensen signed a four-year deal with the Bucs in 2018 and won Super Bowl LV with them. The team extended him for three more years last offseason, with $23 million guaranteed.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Ryan Jensen warms up before the game against the Los Angeles Rams in the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa, Florida on January 23, 2022. (Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images)
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There’s still no diagnosis for the former sixth-round pick, but it looks like the news won’t be good.