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Ryan Jensen, the center on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers Super Bowl LV winning team, has likely played his last NFL game.
After a Pro Bowl season in 2021, Jensen missed the entirety of Tampa’s 2022 regular season with a knee injury. He did return for the Buccaneers lone playoff game, a loss to the Dallas Cowboys on Wild Card Weekend.
But on Saturday, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network reported that Jensen is returning to the injured list with an injury severe enough that he’s not expected to play again.
“The #Bucs will place C Ryan Jensen on season-ending Injury Reserve thanks to the complications from the knee injury that robbed him of nearly all of last season, GM Jason Licht announced. The injury is so significant that Jensen likely had played his last down in the NFL.”

The #Bucs will place C Ryan Jensen on season-ending Injury Reserve thanks to the complications from the knee injury that robbed him of nearly all of last season, GM Jason Licht announced. The injury is so significant that Jensen likely had played his last down in the NFL.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 27, 2023

The NFL world lamented the unfortunate injury update.

Absolutely devastating https://t.co/L3fUIwGEe5
— Ted Nguyen (@FB_FilmAnalysis) August 27, 2023

Such a shame. Hadn’t missed a game as a Buc yet when that injury occurred. So unfortunate. Awesome dude and leader who changed the culture in Tampa Bay. One of the league’s elite competitors. This sucks. https://t.co/gOjjOJHLdU
— Jon Ledyard (@LedyardNFLDraft) August 27, 2023

If season-ending weren’t tragic enough, this raises the question of whether it could be career-ending for Jensen. Sad news for a fixture of their line on the Super Bowl team. https://t.co/1Ed5QtLLmF
— Greg Auman (@gregauman) August 27, 2023

Oh man. https://t.co/BMfqhXgJCb
— Judy Battista (@judybattista) August 27, 2023

No one fought harder last season to be on the field and no one felt it more after that playoff loss. Heart breaks for Jensen. Such a massive loss. https://t.co/65L2O0Jyn2
— Amy Schwartz (@TheAmySchwartz) August 27, 2023

Awful news https://t.co/zJtnOOVGVd
— Cody Roark (@CodyRoarkNFL) August 27, 2023

Jensen was selected in the sixth round of the 2014 NFL Draft by the Baltimore Ravens. He became the full-time center in 2017. The following year, he signed with the Buccaneers.
Injuries were not a significant issue for Jensen before the 2022 season. From 2017-2021, he didn’t miss a single game. That included all four of Tampa’s postseason games en route to winning Super Bowl LV and both of the Buccaneers playoff games the following year.
[Ian Rapoport]

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