The Buccaneers received unfortunate news regarding wide receiver Jalen McMillan on Tuesday. McMillan will start the 2025 season on the injured reserve list after suffering a “severely sprained neck" vs. the Steelers in Saturday's preseason game, via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times.

McMillan jumped in an attempt to make a catch in the first quarter of Saturday's preseason game with the Pittsburgh Steelers when he was undercut by Steelers defensive back Daryl Porter, causing McMillan to land on the back of his head with his body folding awkwardly.

Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan likely will miss several weeks recovering from a neck injury and was ruled out for Tampa Bay's Week 1 game by head coach Todd Bowles on Tuesday.