Todd Bowles: Emeka Egbuka, Jalen McMillan "headed in the right direction"

Published September 2, 2026 01:53 PM The Buccaneers are headed into Week 1 with a pair of question marks at the top of their wide receiver group. Emeka Egbuka has been sidelined by a toe injury and Jalen McMillan has a knee injury that’s also kept him off the field recently. They were both working on the side during Wednesday’s practice, which is progress from past days and head coach Todd Bowles was asked about their outlook during a press conference.“They’re headed in the right direction,” Bowles said. “I don’t know how fast. I’ll have a better gauge next week. They’re moving forward every day, so we’ll see next week.”The Bucs will start issuing injury reports for their Week 1 game against the Bengals next Wednesday and the status of the two wideouts will be high on the list of concerns once they come out.