TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers starting center Ryan Jensen was carted off the field during Thursday's training camp practice with a left knee injury.
Bucs coach Todd Bowles said Jensen will undergo testing to determine the severity of the injury. General manager Jason Licht said the team might not have a diagnosis for a few days due to swelling.
The injury happened during a team period and resulted in the whole team gathering around Jensen, who has been a fixture on the Bucs' offensive line for five seasons.
The mood immediately turned somber. «That usually happens when you have a player like right who is obviously a very good player but also just a great person and a leader, and his toughness — things like that, about him, that define him,» Licht said. «When a player like that gets hurt and he's played through several injuries in his career, without missing any time, it deflates everybody.