Bucs add K Chase McLaughlin to their injury report

Published October 6, 2026 04:43 PM The Buccaneers added kicker Chase McLaughlin to their injury report on Tuesday. McLaughlin did not participate due to a right groin/hip injury.McLaughlin has made all nine field goal attempts, with a long of 59, and all seven PATs this season. The Bucs don’t have a practice squad kicker, so they will have to sign a kicker for Thursday night if McLaughlin can’t play.The Bucs made two other changes to their injury report after Tuesday’s walkthrough: They added outside linebacker Anthony Nelson (illness) to the report as a non-participant, and they upgraded linebacker Josiah Trotter (knee) to a full participant after being listed as limited Monday.Linebacker SirVocea Dennis (ankle/foot), quarterback Baker Mayfield (right thumb), cornerback Benjamin Morrison (quad) and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (rib) remained out of practice.Tight end Ko Kieft (elbow) was limited a second day, and rookie outside linebacker Rueben Bain Jr. (groin/shoulder) was a full participant again.