Bucs LT Tristan Wirfs (knee) to miss start of season

Field Level Media|published: Wed 9th July, 20:51 2025

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Sep 22, 2024; Tampa, Florida, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs (78) warms up before a game against the Denver Broncos at Raymond James Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Nathan Ray Seebeck-Imagn Images

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without All-Pro left tackle Tristan Wirfs to start the season due to a knee injury.

Wirfs, 26, had arthroscopic surgery on Tuesday on the right knee he injured last season. The Buccaneers confirmed the procedure on Wednesday.

Wirfs will have to miss at least four games if he begins the campaign on the physically unable to perform list. The team said Wirfs will likely be placed on the list and will miss training camp and the preseason.

A four-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time first-team All-Pro, Wirfs started 16 games in 2024 and has started all 79 of his games since Tampa Bay drafted him 13th overall in 2020.

Wirfs signed a five-year, $140.6 million extension last August. He carries a $11.5 million cap hit in 2025, a figure that jumps to $36.3 million in 2026.

--Field Level Media