ORCHARD PARK, NY - OCTOBER 22: Kwon Alexander #58 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates with Kendell Beckwith #51 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the third quarter of an NFL game against the Buffalo Bills on October 22, 2017 at New Era Field in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Tom Szczerbowski/Getty Images) The news keeps getting worse on Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Kendell Beckwith as he will now miss his second season in a row with an ankle injury. The news is not looking good on Tampa Bay Buccaneers linebacker Kendell Beckwith. After getting into a car accident in the Spring of 2018 and breaking his ankle, Beckwith missed the entire season last year. Today, the Buccaneers have placed Beckwith on the reserve/non-football injury list, putting him out for the second season with his career now in doubt. General manager Jason Licht did not sound too enthusiastic at the combine when asked about Beckwith, and the news has been limited since then, until today. A devastating blow for both Beckwith and the Buccaneers as he had a successful rookie campaign after being selected in the third round of the 2017 draft. Starting 11 games during his rookie year, Beckwith had 60 solo tackles for the Buccaneers. He also tallied one sack, seven tackles for loss, and forced one fumble. His promising career is now on hold for at least another season and possibly over before it ever got started. Beckwith’s injury, along with the loss of Kwon Alexander, played a large role in the Buccaneers selecting linebacker Devin White with the fifth overall pick in the draft. White will now have a heavy load to bear, as he and veteran Lavonte David will man the middle of the Tampa Bay defense, while Deone Bucannon will patrol sideline-to-sideline for the Buccaneers. While his career is still on hold, not all hope is lost for his career yet. The Pewter Plank wishes Beckwith all the best as he continues to rehab from his ankle injury. Hopefully he can get back on the field and with the organization in 2020.<doc-sep>Getty Images Linebacker Kendell Beckwith didn’t play for the Buccaneers at all in 2018 and he’s going to miss another season. The Buccaneers announced on Friday that they have placed Beckwith on the non-football injury list. He will not be eligible to return to action with the team during the 2019 season as a result. Beckwith injured his ankle in a car accident last April and Friday’s move was made as a result of that injury. Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports that there is concern that the injury will keep Beckwith from ever playing again. Beckwith was a 2017 third-round pick. He had 73 tackles, a sack and a forced fumble during his rookie season.<doc-sep>TAMPA — After numerous evaluations from orthopedic specialists, linebacker Kendell Beckwith will be placed on the reserve/non-football injury list by the Bucs, meaning he will miss at least a second straight season. In fact, the Bucs are fearful that Beckwith’s injury might be career-ending. Beckwith, a third-round pick from LSU in 2017, was a passenger in an automobile accident with Tigers teammate Lamin Barrow on April 12, 2018, fracturing his ankle and undergoing surgery. He was placed on the reserve/non-football injury list last September 1 to start the season and tried to return Oct. 31. But after three weeks of practice, he was unable to regain his form and missed the entire season. It would be a devastating outcome for the 24-year-old Beckwith, who needed only eight months to recover from a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his knee at LSU to play as a rookie for the Bucs. The 6-foot-3, 243-pound Beckwith demonstrated amazing versatility, playing ever linebacker position as a rookie. He had 73 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in his first pro season with the Bucs. The news was not totally unexpected, but it comes only little more than a week after defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul sustained a fractured vertebrae in his neck after crashing his Ferrari into a concrete barrier on I-95 May 2. If Pierre-Paul needs surgery, he could miss the season. The Bucs drafted LSU linebacker Devin White No. 5 overall and signed Cardinals free agent Deone Bucannon in the off-season.<doc-sep>
Gary Landers/Associated Press The Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Friday that they placed linebacker Kendell Beckwith on the reserve/non-football injury list. According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, Beckwith's career is "in jeopardy," as he will miss his second consecutive full season. Beckwith missed all of 2018 after undergoing surgery on an ankle injury suffered during a car accident. Tampa Bay selected Beckwith in the third round of the 2017 NFL draft out of LSU, and he made 11 starts as a rookie, finishing with 73 tackles and one sack. Last season, there was some hope that Beckwith would return to action when he began practicing in October, but the Buccaneers never activated him. In addition to Beckwith, Bucs defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul could miss all of 2019 due to a car accident related injury. Per ESPN's Adam Schefter, JPP recently fractured his neck in a car crash, and he is set to see some neck specialists in hope of saving his season. Tampa's linebacker corps has undergone a significant transformation this offseason, meaning new head coach Bruce Arians and defensive coordinator Todd Bowles have no shortage of options to replace Beckwith. In addition to signing former Arizona Cardinals linebacker Deone Bucannon in free agency, the Buccaneers selected Devin White with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft. Video Play Button Videos you might like White and Bucannon could both serve in starting roles, along with the returning Lavonte David. Tampa also signed Shaquil Barrett, who figures to be used in a hybrid role as an outside pass-rusher. In addition to the linebacker acquisitions making up for the continued absence of Beckwith, they should also soften the blow of another former LSU linebacker in Kwon Alexander departing. Alexander signed with the San Francisco 49ers this offseason after missing all but six games last season. The return of Beckwith likely would have helped a Buccaneers defense that ranked 27th in the NFL in total yardage allowed and 31st in points allowed last season, but they will instead have to rely on a revamped linebacker corps that features just one returning starter in David.