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Irving, who had an outstanding rookie season at running back, had a rocky second season. His yards per carry went from 5.4 to 3.4 and he missed seven games due to injuries. He had foot and shoulder injuries, which probably affected his production late in the season when he returned. And head coach Todd Bowles' offseason update on Irving's status wasn't great. "He's coming along fine," Bowles said in late May. "He's working out, he's rough. We expect him sometime back in the summer or the fall and we look forward to him when he gets back." "Summer or the fall" is a very wide range for a return.

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Irving's foot and shoulder injuries create wide return timeline uncertainty heading into season.

Irving had an outstanding rookie season but a rocky second season with yards per carry declining from 5.4 to 3.4 and missed seven games due to foot and shoulder injuries. Head coach Todd Bowles' offseason update was concerning, saying Irving is "coming along fine" but "rough" and expected back "sometime in the summer or the fall," a very wide return window. The source notes that not being able to definitively say he'll be back before fall is concerning, and the Buccaneers signed Kenneth Gainwell to help carry the running game if Irving isn't ready for Week 1.

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