TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach Todd Bowles instructed reporters Friday that quarterback Baker Mayfield is trending towards enjoying Sunday once they host the Arizona Cardinals.
“He appeared good right this moment, so he’s trending to play,” Bowles stated after follow. “He needed to get properly. He was very restricted on Wednesday, he did slightly extra yesterday and he moved round completely right this moment, so he is advantageous.”
Mayfield suffered a low-grade sprained AC joint in his left, non-throwing shoulder final week towards the Los Angeles Rams, forcing him to overlook the second half of the 34-7 loss — the Bucs’ third consecutive loss.
Backup Teddy Bridgewater obtained nearly all of follow reps this week whereas Mayfield rested, with Mayfield saying Wednesday that the ache was lowering. An MRI revealed no structural harm.
Mayfield emphasised that this isn’t the identical harm that he suffered with the Cleveland Browns in 2021, an harm that he admitted, in hindsight, he shouldn’t have performed by way of.
“I do not suppose I used to be bodily capable of do the issues I needed to in 2021 with a damage shoulder. That is the largest factor, [I] do not wish to maintain this staff again,” Mayfield stated.
“[This injury is] very completely different,” Mayfield stated. “I had dislocated my shoulder fully, had a torn labrum, partial [tear in the] rotator cuff and cracked the bone within the socket, so it’s extremely completely different. Now, it is simply really about ache tolerance administration, having the ability to transfer round and having the ability to throw and go from there.”
Mayfield stated they view these subsequent 5 video games as “must-win conditions.” Within the NFC South, the Buccaneers are only a half recreation forward of the Carolina Panthers, whom they are going to see twice within the coming weeks.