TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Monday that wide receiver Emeka Egbuka, the Bucs' first-round draft pick in 2025, is "day-to-day, week-to-week" with a toe sprain suffered during joint practices at the New York Jets last week.
Bowles added that he's "not sure at this time" if the situation will impact Egbuka's availability for Week 1. With Mike Evans now on the San Francisco 49ers, Egbuka, who is lining up primarily as a Z receiver, is expected to get a large number of targets in 2026.
Bowles also said wide receiver Jalen McMillan, who has missed almost two full weeks of practice with what the coach described as a "banged-up knee," is still "day-to-day, week-to-week as well."
A positive development on the Bucs' injury front is that All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs started practicing Monday for the first time since suffering a hamstring strain in the team's conditioning test at the beginning of camp.
"We're starting to ramp him up a little bit, see how much he can go through this week, kind of go from there," Bowles said.
Bowles said that cornerback Benjamin Morrison, who has not taken part in a team period since the beginning of training camp due to a hamstring injury, is "progressing" and that "he did some things today." Morrison began doing positional work last week, and Bowles said about the possibility of the defensive back playing Saturday: "We'll see how he progresses, and we'll kind of make that determination on Friday."
Morrison entered training camp expecting to challenge for one of two starting outside cornerback jobs. Zyon McCollum, a starter on the outside last year, remains sidelined with a groin injury.
Bowles said that backup quarterback Jake Browning, who suffered a back injury in joint practices with the Jets and did not play this past week, is "doing better," adding: "We'll see how the week goes."
Browning is listed as second on the depth chart. Bowles said starting quarterback Baker Mayfield will play in this week's second preseason game against the Kansas City Chiefs after not participating in any preseason games last year.
Bowles said he anticipates all healthy starters playing Saturday.