TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Kendell Beckwith will miss the 2019 season after being placed on the Reserve Non-Football Injury List, and sources told ESPN on Friday that his ankle injury could be career-threatening.
Beckwith also missed last season as a result of the fractured ankle, which he suffered in a car accident in April 2018.
A third-round draft pick in 2017, Beckwith becoming one of the Bucs' most dependable players on defense as a rookie, starting nine games and playing all three linebacker positions. He finished the season with 73 combined tackles (60 solo), two pass breakups, a sack and a forced fumble.