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Cade Otton’s Absence Grows as Hamstring Injury Persists

By Shane Hallam | Updated on Wed, Jul 30 2025 2:07 AM UTC

Buccaneer TE Cade Otton missed his third practice in a row with a "mild" hamstring injury. HC Todd Bowles mentioned that he tweaked his hamstring early on in camp, but all indications are that it shouldn't linger into the regular season.

What They're Saying

Greg Auman of Fox Sports: "Bucs TE Cade Otton still not practicing tonight, same with WR Kam Johnson, S Marcus Banks. WR Trey Palmer and RB Josh Williams sidelined as well."

Aileen Hnatiuk of WFLA: "TE Cade Otton not practicing for 2 days in a row bc he is one of the players who tweaked their hamstring early on"

2025 Fantasy Football Impact

Otton posted a career-high 59 catches for 600 yards and four TDs last season, but a knee injury ended his year three games early.

He remains the clear starter, with the Bucs once again relying on Payne Durham and Ko Kieft to round out the TE room.

Tampa Bay did add WR Emeka Egbuka in Round 1 of this year’s NFL Draft, but Otton excelled last year when injuries sidelined Chris Godwin and Mike Evans.

He sits at TE22 in our PPR rankings, and even a quick return from his current hamstring injury won’t move him higher.

We will update if the hamstring injury lingers on toward the regular season.

Shane Hallam, Writer

Shane has over 20 years of experience creating content and playing every fantasy football format, including redraft, dynasty, devy, C2C, IDP, CFF, and more. He is a multi-year winner of $500 dynasty leagues on the FFPC and a King's Classic Champion. Shane utilizes deep film and scheme study to enhance his fantasy performance. He led the industry in 2024 preseason Kicker Rankings and ranked second in preseason QB Rankings. He also ranked eighth in preseason IDP rankings.