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Joe Jurevicius out 4-6 weeks
Tampa Bay receiver Joe Jurevicius tore a ligament in his right knee during a loss to the Carolina Panthers and will be sidelined four-to-six weeks.
The injury to the medial collateral ligament will not require surgery.
Jurevicius was hurt in a collision with Bucs fullback Mike Alstott during Tampa Bay's 12-9 overtime loss Sunday.
Coach Jon Gruden said Monday he will explore the prospect of signing a receiver. Andre Rison worked out for the Super Bowl champions last month, but Gruden would not say if he planned to contact him again.
''We'll look at the availability of every player and well do what we feel is appropriate for our team. But I don't want to speculate on Andre,'' Gruden said.
Jurevicius had four receptions for 31 yards against Carolina. He had four catches and scored two touchdowns in Tampa Bay's 17-0 season-opening victory over Philadelphia.
Karl Williams replaced Jurevicius against the Panthers. The injury also could mean more playing time for Reggie Barlow.
''It's unfortunate that Joe Jurevicius and Rickey Dudley, two guys who played a significant role in our offense, are no longer with us,'' Gruden said. ''We've got to rally around the guys we have healthy.''
Source: The AP
The injury to the medial collateral ligament will not require surgery.
Jurevicius was hurt in a collision with Bucs fullback Mike Alstott during Tampa Bay's 12-9 overtime loss Sunday.
Coach Jon Gruden said Monday he will explore the prospect of signing a receiver. Andre Rison worked out for the Super Bowl champions last month, but Gruden would not say if he planned to contact him again.
''We'll look at the availability of every player and well do what we feel is appropriate for our team. But I don't want to speculate on Andre,'' Gruden said.
Jurevicius had four receptions for 31 yards against Carolina. He had four catches and scored two touchdowns in Tampa Bay's 17-0 season-opening victory over Philadelphia.
Karl Williams replaced Jurevicius against the Panthers. The injury also could mean more playing time for Reggie Barlow.
''It's unfortunate that Joe Jurevicius and Rickey Dudley, two guys who played a significant role in our offense, are no longer with us,'' Gruden said. ''We've got to rally around the guys we have healthy.''
Source: The AP