Tampa Bay Buccaneers Pro Bowl center Ryan Jensen was carted off the field during Thursday's training camp practice. Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles revealed during his press conference that Jensen suffered a knee injury, but did not go into detail. Jensen is currently undergoing tests on his left knee and the severity of the injury is not yet known.
Bowles did not have much information on the injury, saying, "All I know right now is he went down with a knee," and adding when they know the severity of the injury they will "go from there."
CBS Sports' Pete Prisco reported that Jensen threw his helmet in frustration after he went down.
Ryan Jensen just went down for Bucs and being carted off. He threw his helmet, which is not a good sign.
— Pete Prisco (@PriscoCBS) July 28, 2022
If the injury does end up being serious and Jensen misses time, it will be a major loss for quarterback Tom Brady's offense.
The 31-year-old signed a three-year, $39 million contract extension with the Buccaneers this offseason. He has been with the Bucs since 2018 and in the 2020 season helped lead them to a Super Bowl victory in their home stadium.
He made his first Pro Bowl in 2021, allowing just two sacks throughout the regular season and helping the Bucs reach the playoffs, where they were knocked off by the eventual Super Bowl champion Rams.
Tampa Bay is the front-runner in the NFC (+750, according to Caesars Sportsbook) to challenge for another Super Bowl title thanks in part to the return of Brady, following his very short 40-day retirement from the NFL.
However, losing a key piece to the offensive line could be a huge blow to those title aspirations.