By ROY CUMMINGS
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TAMPA – Bucs rookie quarterback Josh Freeman may not have wide receiver Antonio Bryant to throw to on Sunday, and it’s all because of that long plane ride back from London last week.

That, at least, is where Bryant is placing the blame for the pain in his left knee, which has him listed as questionable for this week’s game against Green Bay at Raymond James Stadium.

“That plane right didn’t help me,’’ Bryant said. “I was good for like two weeks before that. Then I got on that plane ride coming back, and I got up to go to the bathroom and I was like, Oh!’’

Bryant said he fell asleep during the ride home, which resulted in a shrinking of his quad muscle. That and the fact he was “all crunched up’’ in a coach seat combined to create renewed pain his knee, he said.

Bryant’s comments came after he missed a second straight day of practice Friday. He said he’s unsure whether he’ll play Sunday, adding that he is concerned about the longterm ramifications of playing on a sore knee.

“I don’t have no contract,’’ said Bryant, who is earning $9.8 million as the Bucs franchise player this year. “It don’t do me no good to play for a game or two and then be right back and have to sit down again.
“[But] if I feel good then I’m going to run out there and be like, ‘Hey let’s go.’ It’s all about going to the stadium and coach will let me know. If he lets the dogs out I’m good, if not, hey, it’s about longevity.’’

In addition to Bryant, the other Bucs listed on the team’s injury report are
WR Michael Clayton (wrist, questionable), CB Elbert Mack (ankle, questionable), CB Aqib Talib (ankle, probable) and LG Jeremy Zuttah (shoulder, probable).