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Buccaneers vs. Saints Inactives

Evans Returns WR Mike Evans is active after missing the season opener with a hamstring injury.

Sep 20, 2015 at 04:30 AM

Scott Smith

Senior Writer/Editor

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans named their game day inactives on Sunday at 11:30 p.m. ET, 90 minutes before kickoff of their Week Two matchup at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. NFL teams are required to reduce their active rosters to 46 players for each regular-season game.

The Buccaneers will have the services of WR Mike Evans, who is active after missing the season opener with a hamstring injury.

The Saints will be missing two starters in their secondary: CB Keenan Lewis and S Jairus Byrd.

BUCCANEER INACTIVES
DE T.J. Fatinikun
QB Ryan Griffin
RB Mike James
CB Mike Jenkins
G Matthew Masifilo
C Jeremiah Warren
S Major Wright
*Fatinikun, Jenkins and Wright are out due to injury. SAINTS INACTIVES

DE Tavaris Barnes
S Jairus Byrd
LB Dannell Ellerbe
DT Kaleb Eulls
QB Garrett Grayson
CB Keenan Lewis
G Mike McGlynn
*Lewis, Byrd and Ellerbe are out due to injury.

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