11:55am: When speaking to the media, head coach Todd Bowles said Hall’s injury may well be season-ending. He has already been ruled out for Week 2, but a much longer absence than that is in store.
8:59am: The Buccaneers won their season opener on Sunday but their secondary suffered a notable blow in the process. Cornerback Bryce Hall was carted off the field Sunday with an air cast, and he is in line for a lengthy recovery process. 
Hall suffered a fractured fibula in addition to a dislocated ankle, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. No timeline for his return is in place, but a long spell on the sidelines should obviously be expected. Hall served as a part-time starter while playing out his rookie contract with the Jets, and he logged a rotational role during his Buccaneers debut.
The 26-year-old’s heaviest defensive workloads came early in his New York tenure, but the additions of D.J. Reed and Sauce Gardner relegated him to a backup role. Hall primarily played on special teams during the 2022 campaign (during which he was limited to just five games) and he only logged 138 defensive snaps last year. That was again matched by notable third phase responsibilities, but it came as little surprised when he departed in free agency. The former fifth-rounder took a one-year deal worth the veteran minimum to join the Bucs.
Tampa Bay’s cornerback room lost Carlton Davis when he was traded to the Lions. That move created a vacancy along the perimeter for a starting spot opposite Jamel Dean, and Hall was a candidate to fill it on at least a part-time basis. How the team proceeds moving forward will depend in large part on the health status of other cornerback options after the position was hit hard by injuries during Week 1.
As ESPN’s Jenna Laine notes, starter Zyon McCollum suffered a concussion before backup and core special teamer Josh Hayes went down. Those injuries were followed by Hall’s, forcing safety Christian Izien to take over as a boundary corner. The 2023 UDFA served as Tampa Bay’s starter at slot corner last season, a position which is now set to be occupied by third-round rookie Tykee Smith. Depending on the extent of the injury situation, undrafted rookie Tyrek Funderburk may see playing time in Week 2.
Head coach Todd Bowles said (via Laine) further testing will be needed before a decision is made regarding any corner additions being made from outside the organization. Regardless of if that happens, though, Hall should not be expected to be in the Tampa Bay lineup any time soon.
He was never a candidate to fill in Carlton Davis’ position. The team already planned on Zyon taking over at that spot before trading Carlton Davis. Amazing how little national media knows about the team’s they write for lol.
Bryce Hall had the scoop-and-score TD that wrapped up the Jets’ win in Denver last fall. First game with his new club, fractured leg and dislocated ankle. Can’t be anything other than season-ending.
Too bad for the kid. On the PFRA website, there is debate about Mike Evans being a HOF player, but one thing is for certain, the guy scores TDs.
I don’t think there is a debate he is, Evans has stats only Moss and Rice have. He also had trash as qb in Freeman, Glennon, Winston as the main ones. The debate maybe more if he is 1st ballot.
I didn’t see it and glad they didn’t show replay. He wasn’t the starter but he would have had chances with Dean always having an injury. Zyon concussed, hope he can bounce back. He was excited in the off season to be with Whitehead in Tampa. They lost 3 dbs and Winfield apparently in a walking boot.