The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will have a full complement of tailbacks on Monday night against the Carolina Panthers, but they'll be down one of their key offensive contributors for all or most of the remainder of the season.
On Monday afternoon, the Buccaneers placed running back Charles Sims on injured reserve and promoted rookie running back Russell Hansbrough from the practice squad. Sims suffered a knee injury in last Sunday's game against the Denver Broncos. Roster transactions on the day of the game are rare and only possible in this case because the Bucs are playing on Monday, a day when all 32 teams can make moves.