NFL news roundup: Latest league updates from Sunday, Aug. 21

Tampa Bay’s offensive line has sustained another blow ahead of the 2022 season.

Buccaneers guard Aaron Stinnie suffered a torn ACL and MCL in Saturday night’s preseason defeat to the Tennessee Titans, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Sunday, per a source.

ESPN first reported the news.

Entering his third full season with the Bucs, Stinnie was slated to start at left guard following the offseason retirement of Ali Marpet. Second-round rookie Luke Goedeke and second-year pro Sadarius Hutcherson are next up on the Bucs’ unofficial depth chart.

The Bucs lost the heartbeat of their O-line after center Ryan Jensen sustained a knee injury during the first week of camp. While they hope to successfully fill that absence internally with the promotion of Robert Hainsey, Stinnie’s injury is sure to create depth issues along the line and may force the Bucs’ hand in free agency.

  • INJURIES
  • ROSTER MOVES

INJURIES

  • WR David Moore (lower leg) placed on injured reserve.

  • OT David Bakhtiari (knee) is being activated off the physically unable to perform list and will take part in individual drills this week, coach Matt LaFleur told reporters Sunday. LaFleur didn’t provide a timeline on when Bakhtiari will be game ready.

  • WR Tyquan Thornton suffered a broken clavicle in Friday’s preseason win and is expected to miss around eight weeks, NFL Network’s Mike Giardi reports, per a source.

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ROSTER MOVES

  • Signed FB Jake Bargas

  • Released LB Tae Davis, per NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero.

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