Sources: Bucs star Wirfs to miss start of season

Tampa Bay Buccaneers prima near tackle Tristan Wirfs is expected to miss the commencement of the regular play due to the fact that of a genu injury, sources confirmed to ESPN.

Wirfs apt volition commencement the play connected the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list, sources confirmed to ESPN. If helium is placed connected the PUP list, Wirfs would miss astatine slightest Tampa Bay's archetypal 4 games.

Wirfs underwent arthroscopic country Tuesday, according to ESPN and aggregate reports, aft primitively injuring his close genu past season.

A two-time All-Pro, Wirfs wore a brace connected the genu passim the Bucs' offseason program. After experiencing aggregate setbacks, helium opted to person the country alternatively than continuing to play done the injury, sources told ESPN.

Wirfs' wounded was archetypal reported Wednesday by the Tampa Bay Times.

Despite the injury, Wirfs started 16 games past play and was selected to his 4th consecutive Pro Bowl.

Wirfs, 26, was Tampa Bay's first-round enactment successful the 2020 draught and has appeared successful 79 games -- each starts -- during his five-year vocation with the Bucs.