We won’t know until later today when KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles speaks after practice. But it sure looks like Baker Mayfield will start at Carolina on Sunday. The Bucs wanted to see how Mayfield’s dislocated thumb responded to a…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield is expected to start against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday after participating fully in practice with a dislocated thumb. Tampa Bay's equipment staff collaborated with the Tampa Bay Rays to create a specialized protective glove designed to safeguard Mayfield's injured thumb while allowing him to grip and throw normally.
Mayfield explained that the glove features a stitched protective pad on the back to prevent his thumb from bending backward. The writer notes that because Mayfield feels comfortable and unencumbered throwing with the glove, neither the glove nor the thumb should serve as an excuse if he struggles.
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