Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Baker Mayfield is making progress with his dislocated thumb, but Tampa Bay currently plans to start rookie Jalon Daniels in Week 6. The Buccaneers finally secured their first victory of the 2026 season Thursday night, defeating…
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles announced that quarterback Baker Mayfield is using a smaller splint on his dislocated right thumb, but the team currently plans to start rookie Jalon Daniels in Week 6 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Mayfield will be evaluated during the week to see if he can grip and throw a football before making a potential return to the lineup.
Mayfield suffered the injury during Tampa Bay's Week 3 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, ending a streak of 57 consecutive starts. In his absence, Daniels led the Buccaneers to their first win of the season, a 24-16 victory over the Dallas Cowboys.
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