TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers cornerback Carlton Davis, whose interception last week of a Desmond Ridder pass played a key role in the victory over the Atlanta Falcons, will be out Sunday against the Green Bay Packers because of a groin injury, coach Todd Bowles said Friday. Defensive lineman Will Gholston will miss the game as well because of knee and ankle injuries.
"Everybody else will be [a] game-time [decision]," Bowles said.
Defensive tackle Vita Vea, who missed last week's game with a toe injury, didn't practice this week but will be questionable, Bowles said.
Second-year cornerback Zyon McCollum, who has started 13 games this season because of injuries to Davis and cornerback Jamel Dean, will get the nod in Davis' spot.
Inside linebacker Devin White will be among the game-time decisions, Bowles said, as will long snapper Zach Triner, who has been dealing with an elbow injury.
White missed the past two games with a foot injury but returned to practice this week and was a full participant Thursday. K.J. Britt got the start last week in White's place, while SirVocea Dennis recovered from a bout with the flu.
Dean was a full participant Thursday after missing the past three weeks with a foot/ankle injury.
At 6-7, the Bucs are tied for first place in the NFC South with the Falcons and New Orleans Saints. A win over the Packers would count toward their common-opponents tiebreaker in the division, and also propel them forward in the wild-card race. The Packers, also 6-7, are in third place in the NFC North but still in the playoff hunt thanks to an NFC that features six 6-7 teams.
The Bucs also waived running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn. A 2020 third-round draft pick, Vaughn had been a healthy scratch and had also missed a practice earlier this season after the depth chart came out and he was listed as the No. 4. At the time, Bowles said it was "unexcused" and not due to injury but for "personal reasons."
With Chase Edmonds now healthy and a productive complement to Rachaad White, and the optimism surrounding Sean Tucker, this move was more a matter of "if" vs "when."