Tristan Wirfs’ knee injury is not new. The diagnosis that led to surgery, however, is relatively recent. Wirfs originally hurt the knee on Nov. 10 against the 49ers and missed one game before returning with a brace and playing well enough to earn a fourth consecutive Pro Bowl bid.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs and Detroit Lions running back Jahmyr Gibbs claimed spots on the NFL's ranking of the Top 100 players heading into the 2025 season.

Bucky Irving and Rachaad White may be the most dynamic duo of running backs in the NFL, with the two combining for 2,520 yards from scrimmage last year. For Mayfield, that can alleviate a lot of pressure off his shoulders to hand it off to those guys, who, according to him, are strong blockers as well.

Wirfs, the Bucs’ All-Pro left tackle, had an asymptomatic knee injury that doctors tried to treat with an arthroscopic procedure earlier this month when further damage was detected.