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Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lose Promising Rookie to ACL Tear

Linebacker David Walker’s season-ending injury in the pratice session didn’t look serious at first, head coach says.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Lose Promising Rookie to ACL Tear
David Walker (51) of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is interviewed by media during the 2025 Tampa Bay Buccaneers Rookie Mini-Camp at AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa, Fla., on May 9, 2025. Julio Aguilar/Getty Images
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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers confirmed on Monday that their promising rookie linebacker David Walker suffered a season-ending ACL tear at training camp.

The announcement from head coach Todd Bowles regarding the team’s fourth-round draft pick out of Central Arkansas didn’t come for several days because the non-contact injury at the July 25 practice session didn’t look serious at first.

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