Monday afternoon served as a bonus day of observe for the Bucs on Labor Day. Whereas some individuals get the time off work, outdoors linebacker Yaya Diaby just isn’t certainly one of them.
As an alternative, Diaby practiced for the primary time in over a month.
After struggling a excessive ankle sprain on August 1st, the group has held out hope that their promising beginning outdoors linebacker can be prepared for his or her regular-season opener in opposition to the Commanders. Head coach Todd Bowles supplied an replace after observe.
Bucs HC Todd Bowles On Yaya Diaby: “We’ll See How He Progresses”
“Effectively, he acquired some work in,” Todd Bowles mentioned. “We’ll see how he progresses in the course of the week. Plenty of them — simply being on the market for the primary time, so we’ll see how they progress in the course of the week because it goes.”
Bucs OLB Yaya Diaby – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
Yaya Diaby was wreaking havoc in the course of the group’s offseason practices earlier than the harm, giving each bookend tackles Tristan Wirfs and Luke Goedeke matches. Projected by some to have a second-year breakout, being off the sphere slowed him down however didn’t hold him from being close to his teammates.
The excessive ankle sprain Diaby suffered was a troublesome blow, as he was showcasing the added power, agility, and pass-rushing arsenal he labored on because the finish of final season.
He has spent the weeks since strolling round on the observe subject, doing so with a gingerly stroll however with out carrying a boot.
On Monday although, he was warming up and working extra like his previous self.
Diaby shall be a much-needed part to the protection this 12 months, starting in Week 1 in opposition to rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels and the Commanders. It’s a powerful harm to bounce again from and it usually requires a four- to six-week restoration.
September eighth will mark precisely 5 weeks because the harm, which leaves the hope that he shall be near 100% and do his finest to comprise Daniels, who’s a rookie quarterback Bowles thinks very extremely of.
Bucs OLB Yaya Diaby – Picture by: Cliff Welch/PR
As Scott Reynolds wrote about in an SR’s Fab 5 column final month, Diaby’s harm supplied some further reps to among the youthful guys in observe and all through the preseason.
Chris Braswell, Jose Ramirez, and Markees Watts every made essentially the most of them and confirmed sufficient to vie for snaps.
Nonetheless, there is no such thing as a changing “Sub-Zero.”
Bowles didn’t present a lot of an replace, however seeing how effectively Yaya Diaby was transferring round, one ought to count on him to be set for the Bucs’ season opener on Sunday afternoon.
