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Buccaneers linebacker Kwon Alexander out the rest of the season with torn ACL

Bucs linebackers Kwon Alexander and Jack Cichy will be out the rest of the season with torn ACLs.
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Middle linebacker Kwon Alexander #58 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers evades tight end Dion Sims #88 of the Chicago Bears after intercepting a pass during the first quarter of an NFL football game on September 17, 2017 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.

TAMPA, Fla. -- The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have lost linebacker Kwon Alexander, who will be out the rest of the season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.

Head Coach Dirk Koetter during a press conference Monday called Alexander the heart and soul of the team's defense.

Alexander left the game against the Cleveland Browns just before halftime with an injury to his right knee. ESPN reports he fell without contact with 18 seconds left in the first half and was able to leave the field under his own power.

Linebacker Jack Cichy was filling in on defense before he, too, was sidelined in the third quarter. Koetter announced Cichy also will be out the remainder of the season.

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