TAMPA, Fla. -- Tampa Bay Buccaneers running back Bucky Irving is expected to miss Sunday's game at the Seattle Seahawks due to a foot sprain, a source told ESPN's Jeremy Fowler.

There is also concern he could miss next week's game against the San Francisco 49ers , the source said.

Irving finished the Bucs' Week 4 game against the Philadelphia Eagles but left the locker room on crutches and has been in a walking boot all week. Coach Todd Bowles said earlier in the week, "If he's not out of the boot by Friday, I'd be more inclined to say he's probably not going to play."

Irving has played not only a crucial role for the Bucs on the ground -- since entering the league last season, his 4.9 yards per carry rank ninth among NFL running backs -- but he's also emerged as an important

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