Lavonte David Fantasy

Tampa Bay Buccaneers inside linebacker Lavonte David (foot) is dealing with a foot sprain, according to a source. It's possible that David could be back in time for the Week 18 season finale against the Carolina Panthers, but his recovery could take up to four weeks. The 31-year-old Pro Bowler will be a big loss for a Buccaneers team that was devastated by injuries on both sides of the ball in their Sunday night loss to the division-rival New Orleans Saints. David won't be available for those in IDP leagues the rest of the way, and he had been a force with 97 tackles (63 solo), two sacks, three passes defensed, two forced fumbles and a fumble recovery in 12 games. Tampa's defense is still strong up front, but they'll need K.J. Britt and Kevin Minter to step up at inside linebacker with David set to miss time.

Dec. 21st • 8:28 PM

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