“A Real Chance [Emeka Egbuka] Is Going To Be Out There Tonight” – JoeBucsFan.com

“Schefty, I’ll text you later.”

About 1 p.m. today, NFL super insider Adam Schefter was very upbeat about Bucs rookie wide receiver Emeka Egbuka’s prospects for playing tonight in Detroit.

Joe watched Schefter answer a question about Bucs injuries live on The Pat McAfee Show on ESPN TV.

Schefter had a major bounce of optimism in his voice when it came to Egbuka.

As Joe has written many times, Schefter has a direct pipeline to One Buc Palace. It helps that Schefter is from the same hometown as Bucs assistant general manager Mike Greenberg, and that Schefter’s employer pays billions to air NFL games.

“I think Mike Evans is going to wind up playing, and I think to the surprise of many, Emeka Egbuka has a real chance to play tonight,” Schefter said with gusto.

“They’re going to test him pregame to make a final determination. But as I was told over the weekend, I think it was trending toward his playing. … I think there’s a real chance he’s going to be out there tonight.”

Egbuka left last week’s game against San Francisco with a hamstring injury. He had two catches for 24 yards.

No update yet from Schefter on his dark but vague declaration that the Bucs have lost two starting offensive linemen for the year.