TAMPA, Fla. -- What was supposed to be a breakthrough 2017 season for Tampa Bay Buccaneers defensive end Noah Spence will instead end after six games due to injury.
The 2016 second-round draft pick suffered his fourth shoulder dislocation against the Buffalo Bills on Sunday and will be placed on injured reserve, the team announced Wednesday. The injury will require more surgery.
Spence originally suffered a dislocation and torn labrum in Week 4 of last year, but he continued to play through it, wearing a neoprene shoulder harness designed to keep the shoulder in place.