Bucs Graham could be out for season

Earnest Graham’s first carry in Sunday’s win against Minnesota might be his last of the season.
The Bucs running back left the game with a leg injury that appears to be an ankle sprain.

“Earnest Graham’s ankle looks to be a serious injury. His status for the rest of the season is very much in question right now,” Bucs coach Jon Gruden said Monday morning. “I don’t have the exact medical terms. I would say it doesn’t look like he’s going to be able play any time soon. We’ll get final results here in next couple hours.”

Bucs linebacker Derrick Brooks referred to Graham’s injury as an ankle sprain when talking about how the team will miss Graham in the coming weeks.

With Graham down and Michael Bennett no longer with the team, the Bucs will press Cadillac Williams into service a bit sooner than they anticipated.

“We’ll see what happens,” Gruden said “We’ve got a very good back here in Warrick Dunn. He got a lot of yards yesterday from scrimmage. We’ll see how it goes. Clifton (Smith) has to do a better job taking care of the ball. All those backs will have to step up. It was good to have (fullback B.J.) Askew back. (We) may have to have him carry the ball also.”