Report: MRI shows no long-term injury for Bucs' Mayfield
Baker Mayfield apparently avoided a serious injury.
An MRI showed that the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback has a low-grade AC joint sprain in his left shoulder with no additional damage, sources told Jeremy Fowler and Jenna Laine of ESPN.
Mayfield's status for Sunday's game against the Arizona Cardinals is reportedly uncertain.
The 30-year-old hurt himself in the first half of Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams but played through the injury for multiple drives. Mayfield didn't return for the second half and was replaced by Teddy Bridgewater.
"It's a big loss because of the way he's been playing and carrying us the past few weeks - and even last year," Bucs head coach Todd Bowles said Monday, according to Rob Maaddi of The Associated Press. "At the same time, we all have confidence in Teddy. We know what he can do, and we know what kind of confidence level he brings, too. It's a different kind of energy, but yet energy that we all feed off of and expect."
Mayfield, who threw a career-high 41 touchdowns last season, has completed 62.7% of his passes for 2,406 yards and 18 TDs against five interceptions in 11 games this year.
The 6-5 Buccaneers still sit first in the NFC South despite losing three straight and four of their past five games.