Tampa Bay also made a pair of changes to its injury report. Safety Tykee Smith (knee) was downgraded from doubtful to out and tackle Tristan Wirfs (knee/foot) was downgraded from questionable to doubtful. Smith did not travel with the team to New Jersey.

Dean will have a 21-day window to practice with the team before the Bucs face a deadline to activate him. He could return to the lineup as soon as this Sunday’s game against the Giants, but there should be a better idea about the chances of that happening later in the week.

East Rutherford, N.J. -- 14 days since their last outing, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers suit up and head to battle against the New York Giants. While a Week 11 bye gave Mike Evans and Jamel Dean ample time to recover, the Bucs will be without Tykee Smith and Tristan Wirfs due to nagging injuries.

The New York Giants begin the post-Daniel Jones era Sunday at MetLife Stadium when they host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 1 p.m. ET. The game will be broadcast on CBS. The 2-8 Giants, with former third-stringer Tommy DeVito starting at quarterback,