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 sustained a “severely sprained neck” in their preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday and will land on injured reserve, according to the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud. Though an official timeline for his return isn’t clear, he may miss at least eight games recovering.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan (back) is not practicing on Tuesday, according to Rick Stroud of The Tampa Bay Times. The 23-year-old has been held out of action since suffering a back injury during the preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers last weekend.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan had to be carted off after landing on his head against the Steelers.