Jensen (knee) was placed on the Buccaneers' injured reserve Wednesday, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

This anticipated move, which will officially sideline Jensen for just the first four games of the regular season, comes after the veteran suffered a significant knee injury during practice in early August. Nevertheless, Tampa Bay is hopeful that the Pro Bowl center will be healthy for the team's possible playoff run starting in January.

The Buccaneers will place Jensen (knee) on injured reserve Wednesday, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Per Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles, Jensen only has a slight chance to return this season, and if so, only late in the playoffs. However, the team will still hold off on placing him on IR until after Tuesday's 53-man roster deadline, so Jensen will still be eligible to play if he's able to return to full strength before the playoffs start.

Jensen (knee) only has a slight chance of playing this season, and, if he does, it won't be until the playoffs, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Jensen's injury, and the continued bad news regarding it, is a big blow to the Buccaneers' offensive line. With Aaron Stinnie (knee) already on IR and Tristan Wirfs' (oblique) consistent minor injuries through camp, Tampa Bay will need to rely on their offensive line depth more than they had hoped to this season.

Coach Todd Bowles said Sunday that Jensen (knee) "may or may not come back, if at all," this season, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

EDGE Analysis

Jensen sustained a significant knee injury during practice in late July and continues to undergo testing to determine the extent of the issue. Bowles said last week that Jensen will miss "up to a couple of months." While the team hasn't yet pinpointed the center's return date, Bowles said Sunday that the Buccaneers will likely learn more about the severity of the issue this week.

Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles said Friday that Jensen will miss "some significant time, up to a couple of months" as the team still awaits an exact prognosis on the center's right knee injury, per the team's official site.

EDGE Analysis

Bowles added that Jensen could potentially return by November or December depending on the nature of his injury, though there's also a chance that he could be sidelined for the entirety of the season. The 2021 Pro Bowl center has started every game for Tampa Bay since quarterback Tom Brady's arrival in 2020, so his lengthy absence will be a major blow to the team's offensive line. While Jensen is out, second-year offensive lineman Robert Hainsey figures to take over the Buccaneers' starting center responsibilities.

Jensen will have his injured left knee reevaluated Monday, and those results should determine whether the injury will keep him out for the entire season, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Jensen's facing a multi-month absence either way, but Monday's tests should help reveal more specifics about the significance of his injury. If Jensen's results land on the more pessimistic end, he will likely miss the entire 2022 campaign and be placed on injured reserve.

Coach Todd Bowles said Friday that Jensen (knee) has a significant knee injury and will miss several months, Greg Auman of The Athletic reports.

EDGE Analysis

Pending MRI results, the precise nature of Jensen's injury is still unknown. Coming off a Pro Bowl selection last season, any game action he misses constitutes a massive loss for a Bucs offensive line tasked with protecting a soon-to-be 45-year-old quarterback in Tom Brady. Until Jensen can return, one of either Robert Hainsey or Nick Leverett figures to be delivering the ball to Brady this season.

It's believed that Jensen may have suffered a "serious knee injury" after being carted off the field the Buccaneers' practice field Thursday, Ian Rapoport of NFL Network reports.

EDGE Analysis

Jensen is still undergoing tests on his knee and the team should have a definitive idea of the severity of this injury in the coming days, according to Rapaport. The 31-year-old center has not missed a single game since joining Tampa Bay ahead of the 2018 campaign, and he is coming off the first Pro-Bowl nod of his eight-year career in 2021. Suffice it to say, the loss of Jensen would be a major loss for the Buccaneers' offensive line -- a unit that has done an above-average job at protecting future Hall-of-Famer Tom Brady the past two seasons.

Jensen was carted off the field after he suffered a left knee injury Thursday.

EDGE Analysis

In an unfortunate turn of events, Jensen was seen slamming his helmet into the ground after sustaining a left leg injury at training camp Thursday. The issue has now been confirmed as involving his knee, and considering he was unable to put weight on it, the center appears to in line for a long-term absence.

Jensen sustained a left leg injury at practice Thursday, Jenna Laine of ESPN.com reports.

EDGE Analysis

Jensen went down at practice and had to be escorted to the training room with what has been described as a lower left leg injury. More information on the condition of the Buccaneers' starting center will likely be made available in the near future.