Buccaneers place Quincy Black on injured reserve

Nate Davis, USA TODAY Sports | USATODAY

Quincy Black's scary collision Sunday has ended his season. Time will tell if he'll return to the NFL next season.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers placed the linebacker on injured reserve Tuesday, two days after he was immobilized and carted off the field at Raymond James Stadium, where he went down in a heap after tackling San Diego Chargers running back Ryan Mathews.

Bucs coach Greg Schiano reported Monday that Black didn't suffer any spinal damage but had not regained all of his motor skills.

"Overall, he's going to be OK," Schiano said. "Now, it's a serious injury. And he's having some complications with his left arm. So there's still further tests he has to go through before we can make a definitive statement. But it's serious. How much time that means, we're going to have to see."

The coach would not speculate as to whether the career of the six-year veteran was in jeopardy.

A third-round pick out of New Mexico in 2007, Black has been a starter for the Bucs for the past four seasons.