Jenna Laine, ESPN Team of workers Essayist
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers first-round draft select Calijah Kancey was once carted off the grassland Sunday morning with a calf pressure and can go through an MRI.
Kancey suffered the trauma to his proper leg right through coaching camp follow.
Kancey, a former Pittsburgh defensive take on who has drawn comparisons to fellow Pitt alum Aaron Donald, was once turning the nook on a drill when he pulled up his proper leg. He hopped ahead, hanging negative weight at the leg. He nearest let loose an, “Ah, f—!” as he grabbed his decrease leg towards his calf.
The training group of workers, entrance place of work and teammates had been extremely joyful with the paintings Kancey had performed this offseason right through rookie minicamp and necessary minicamp, and it was once already appearing up in coaching camp.
“The number of ‘wow’ plays that he had in shorts was more than I was even expecting,” basic supervisor Jason Licht stated initially of camp. “That doesn’t necessarily always translate to making a bunch of plays in the NFL his rookie season — I’m not saying that he’s going to for sure be an All-Pro his first year or anything like that. But seeing this defense kind of mold into what Todd [Bowles] really does like in that explosive, penetrating front that can get pressure up the middle, as well as off the edge, with all the tools that we have with Devin [White] and Lavonte [David], it’s committing to be thrilling, that’s needless to say.”
Operating again Rachaad White was once additionally inspired by way of Kancey’s early paintings.
“He is a different rookie, man. He is so composed. He is a good dude, a great guy,” White stated. “You can see his poise, just a guy who wants to work. He does not really say too many words every time I see him, and you can tell he is kind of to himself. Out on the field, you can see that he is explosive, quick and he got in the backfield today. It just makes you understand that you have to look out for a guy like that.”
