Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles ruled out All-Pro safety Antoine Winfield Jr., tight end Cade Otton and wide receiver Sterling Shepard for Sunday's game hosting the Panthers.

Buccaneers wide receiver Sterling Shepard has been ruled out of Tampa Bay’s Sunday Night Football matchup against the Dallas Cowboys with a hamstring injury. Shepard left the game in the

On Friday, three Buccaneers were ruled out of Sunday's matchup: Tight end Cade Otton (knee), receiver Sterling Shepard (hamstring/foot) and safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (knee). In addition, three were listed as questionable including safety Jordan Whitehead (pectoral), linebacker K.J. Britt (ankle) and receiver Kameron Johnson (ankle).

There is nothing better than getting to hear players do their introductions during the opening of Sunday Night Football. You get to hear players proudly proclaim where they went to school, at any level,

Shepard was accompanied by his daughters, Cali and Cassie, as he did the traditional player/college introduction on "Sunday Night Football."

On Thursday for the Buccaneers, tight end Cade Otton (knee), receiver Sterling Shepard (hamstring/foot), safety Antoine Winfield Jr. (knee), receiver Mike Evans (rest) and defensive lineman William Gholston (knee) did not participate in practice.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Sterling Shepard stole the show (and our hearts) during his team's Sunday night game in Arlington, Texas against the Dallas Cowboys.

Former Washington Huskies tight end Cade Otton is in the midst of a breakout season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. In his third season in the NFL, the former fourth-round pick has set a career-high in