Lavonte David Fantasy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (concussion) have both been ruled out for Thursday night's action against the Philadelphia Eagles. Defensive lineman Patrick O'Connor (calf) and outside linebacker Jason Pierre-Paul (hand, shoulder) are also questionable. David and Winfield are two of the team's best defensive players, so the Eagles will catch a break there. Philadelphia has been abandoning their running game early in recent weeks, and that could again be the case against the high-scoring Buccaneers offense. Even without David and Winfield while going up against a young and inexperienced Eagles offense that will likely be missing tight end Dallas Goedert, the Buccaneers defense remains a top-10 fantasy unit this week.

Oct. 13th • 8:23 PM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) suffered a low-ankle sprain and will miss some time going forward. This means he will be inactive in Week 6 on Thursday night against the Philadelphia Eagles, and potentially another couple of weeks after that. X-rays came back negative as no fractures were shown, so the veteran dodged a bullet and avoided significant injury. Kevin Minter will take on a bigger role in David's absence, as the Tampa Bay defensive unit has been decimated by injuries to start the season. With the news of David being sidelined along with a banged-up secondary, there could be some more attractive defenses for fantasy managers to start in Week 6.

Oct. 11th • 11:45 AM

Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David (ankle) suffered an ankle injury in the team's Week 5 game against the Miami Dolphins. He left after the injury and didn't return. After the game, Buccaneers head coach Bruce Arians stated that it appeared as if David suffered a high ankle sprain. If that's indeed the case, David will likely be out for multiple weeks. The 31-year-old veteran is one of the leaders of the team's dominant defensive unit. K.J. Britt and Kevin Minter are two players who could fill in to replace him.

Oct. 10th • 5:19 PM