""Bowles had said at the time that McMillan, one of two third-round draft picks for the Bucs in 2024, suffered a "severely strained neck" when falling on the back of his head catching a pass from backup quarterback Teddy Bridgewater. But when asked on the Ira Kaufman Podcast on Thursday if McMillan had some "broken bone related issues in there," referring to his neck, Bowles responded, "Yes.""
""He's still in the brace but he's getting better. He's getting better," Bowles said. "But necks are not like ankles or arms where you see progress where you can lift on 'em and work 'em out when you're still on the brace and you say, 'Oh he looks good today. He's getting stronger, he is getting faster.' It's a neck injury. And those, like you said, it's a life thing if it doesn't heal the right way. So they're saying it's healing the right way.""
Jalen McMillan suffered a broken bone in his neck after an awkward fall backward during a preseason game at Pittsburgh in August. He remains in a neck brace but is showing signs of improvement and is reportedly in good spirits. The injury was initially described as a severely strained neck but involves bone damage that requires careful monitoring. Neck healing cannot be easily assessed externally, and improper healing could produce long-term consequences. The team plans to be cautious and will not clear him for contact or helmet work until medical staff confirm sufficient bone healing. McMillan was a 2024 third-round draft pick.
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