The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are set to play without quarterback Baker Mayfield after he dislocates his right thumb on his throwing hand during Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Multiple reports say the injury is expected to keep him out at least three weeks.
With Tampa Bay at 0–3, the team prepares for the possibility that Mayfield misses next week’s game against the Green Bay Packers. In that scenario, undrafted rookie quarterback Jalon Daniels is expected to start. Daniels, who played six seasons at Kansas, earned the backup job in training camp and is described as having beaten out veteran Jake Browning for the role.
The outlets largely align on the nature of the injury, the likely timeframe, and the immediate quarterback plan, while differing in emphasis—one centers on the team’s need for a turnaround after a winless start, and the other focuses more directly on the injury’s implications for the Packers matchup.
