Bucs’ WR Mike Evans has a strained hamstring, is week too week.

Related players: Antonio Brown, Breshad Perriman, Tyler Johnson, Scott Miller

Owners were probably hoping for a better tag when it was revealed the injury wasn't expected to be serious. However Schefter said Evans does have a chance to play in Week 16 so that's at least some good news. With Chris Godwin out for the year, Evans would likely see a big uptick in targets if he plays. Brown is expected back this week, but reports say he'll play about 30-35 snaps in Week 16. Perriman, Johnson and Miller will have to pick up the slack in the passing game.

The MRI came back on WR Chris Godwin and its worse than imagined. He’s out for the year with a torn ACL.

Related players: Mike Evans, Antonio Brown, Breshad Perriman, Tyler Johnson, Scott Miller

Godwin played on the franchise tag this past year and was set to be a free agent. Now, he's out for the season with a long road ahead, Rapoport reminds us. The good news for the Bucs is Evans' hamstring injury isn't supposed to be serious and the team expects to get Brown back for Week 16. According to the Pewter Report, though, HC Bruce Arians says they'll wait and see for how many snaps Brown can play. He's been out since Week 6. The plan is to see how he looks on Wednesday and Thursday and they estimate him for about 30-35 snaps in Week 16, according to the tweet. Perriman is more of a boom or bust, big-play threat, leaving the door open for Johnson and Miller to earn more snaps. The team is also hurt in the passing game with RBs Leonard Fournette and Giovani Bernard out.

Buccaneers HC Bruce Arians told reporters Friday that WR Antonio Brown (ankle) is the only Bucs player ruled out for Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts.

Related Players: Tyler Johnson, Scott Miller

We will reconvene next week with the hopes that the receiver room in Tampa Bay is back to full health.

Buccaneers WR Antonio Brown did not practice Friday and is expected to miss Week 3, according to Rick Stroud of ESPN.

Related Players: Scott Miller, Tyler Johnson

Brown has to have two negative tests 24 hours apart and the team leaves for Los Angeles Saturday. If Brown is inactive, Scott Miller and Tyler Johnson are receivers that should step into his role with Giovani Bernard another option in the passing game.

Injury news from the Bucs, WR Chris Godwin fractured his left index and underwent surgery.

Related players: Mike Evans, Scott Miller

Godwin is out for Week 8, as the tweet went on to say. Evans should get a boost with Godwin out, but other reports say Evans and Miller are banged up too. Evans is dealing with a ankle injury and Miller is dealing with a bad hip. For the record, this is why the Bucs say they signed Antonio Brown, but Brown won't play until at least Week 9.