Why Bucs may replace linebacker Joe Tryon-Shoyinka with YaYa Diaby
Tryon-Shoyinka failed to record a single defensive statistic in last week’s loss to the 49ers. Meanwhile, Diaby is tied for second on the team in sacks.
TAMPA ― Outside linebacker YaYa Diaby wears No. 0 with the Bucs. “Every time I put it on,” the rookie from Louisville says, “it’s like a blessing because I’m the first (on the team) to wear it.”
But the player Diaby backs up, Joe Tryon-Shoyinka, was not bemused by all the zeroes in his stat column following the Bucs’ 27-14 loss to the 49ers last Sunday in Santa Clara, California.
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Tryon-Shoyinka didn’t record a tackle, sack, pass defensed, quarterback hit or any other statistic despite playing 34 (57%) of the defensive snaps.
Meanwhile, Diaby had two sacks of 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy, giving…
