A torn Achilles cut linebacker Shaquil Barrett's year short at the midway point of the Buccaneers' 2022 season, but he believes he'll be back for the start of the 2023 campaign, obby Kownack of NFL.com reports.

"Mentally, it probably had me in a bad spot for like a day or two," Barrett said of the injury Friday on the Loose Cannons Podcast. "Just wanted to sulk in it a little bit. You know, all the questions you ask when something bad happens that you don't want to happen. Physically now though, I'm good. I'm doing the rehab. I'm getting better. I've been jogging on the treadmill. Doing everything pretty much according to plan and on schedule. It might be a little slower right now because we've got a lot of time, so not trying to force anything.

"But I'm ready to go. I'm gonna be ready to go when it's time to go. I'm pretty sure 'time to go' will be the first game. I don't anticipate missing any games. I don't anticipate being on any play counts. So, I should be ready to go for the first game for sure."

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