Saints, Buccaneers report inactive players for Week 4 matchup

We’re closing in on the New Orleans Saints’ kickoff with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and both teams have released their lists of inactive players for Sunday’s game — though a number of players from each side were pre-emptively ruled out due to injuries.

Several key Buccaneers defenders were questionable to play with injuries, but they’ll all play: cornerback Carlton Davis, nose tackle Vita Vea, and linebacker Devin White. So will Saints quarterback Derek Carr who was also questionable because of an injury.

Here is who will be watching this matchup from the sidelines:

Tampa Bay Buccaneers inactive players

• CB Jamel Dean (was ruled out with injury)

• LB SirVocea Dennis (was ruled out with injury)

• DL Calijah Kancey (was ruled out with injury)

• CB Derrick Pitts Jr. (was ruled out with injury)

• OL Brandon Walton

• OLB Markees Watts

• TE Payne Durham

New Orleans Saints inactive players

• CB Paulson Adebo (was ruled out with injury)

• RG Cesar Ruiz (was ruled out with injury)

• S Jordan Howden (was ruled out with injury)

• TE Foster Moreau (was questionable with injury)

• WR A.T. Perry

• DE Kyle Phillips

• QB Jake Luton

Story originally appeared on Saints Wire