Tristan Wirfs Injury Video
TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) – Tampa Bay Buccaneers offensive tackle Tristan Wirfs was taken out of the game after sustaining an injury against the Cleveland Browns in overtime on Sunday.
The former Pro-Bowler was carted off the field with a little over three minutes remaining in OT.
He was injured after Browns’ Grant Delpit was picked up and slammed down onto Wirfs leg causing him to go down. Wirfs was able to get up on his own after the play.
It should be noted that Wirfs was hurt to the extent that FOX won’t show a replay of what happened. Commentators for the game said what happened to Wirfs was “too gruesome” to show on TV.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers haven’t yet to give an update on his injury but posted to their Twitter page showing they were thinking of him after the injury.
Bucs’ head coach Todd Bowles called it a leg injury and stated that Wirfs was helped to his locker by a trainer. The severity of his injury is unknown at this time.
You could not begin to explain this injury to Tristan Wirfs. The definition of a freak accident. pic.twitter.com/2N9rbzwSHg
— Daire Carragher (@DaireCarragher) November 27, 2022
Who is Tristan Wirfs??
The Tempa Bay Buccaneer NFL team has Tristan Wirfs on their offensive line. On January 24, 1999, he entered the world. (NFL). He pursued a college football career in Iowa.
In addition to playing football at Mount Vernon High School, Wirfs was a standout on the wrestling and track and field teams. He aced the state competition in the discus as a sophomore. Iowa State University and the University of Iowa offered Wirfs a scholarship within a month.