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Source: Bucs RT Tristan Wirfs (ankle/foot) to be out weeks

Tampa Bay Buccaneers right tackle Tristan Wirfs is expected to miss multiple weeks with an ankle/foot injury, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

Wirfs has some ligament damage but should be able to avoid surgery unless a second opinion reveals more, the source said. The hope, according to the source, is that Wirfs will be out only three to four weeks.

The injury happened in overtime of Sunday's 23-17 loss to the Cleveland Browns. On a second-and-9 play, Wirfs was pass-blocking defensive end Jadeveon Clowney, with outside linebacker Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah attempting to hurdle running back Ke'Shawn Vaughn, who inadvertently pushed Owusu-Koramoah into the back of Wirfs' legs.