Overview
- The injury was sustained during Tampa Bay’s loss to the Chicago Bears on November 8, when Mayfield was slow to get up after hits and an awkward sack by Grady Jarrett and Jeffery Simmons.
- NFL Network reporter Mike Garafolo says Mayfield has been seen in a walking boot and his availability for the Week 11 game at Detroit is uncertain.
- Garafolo reports the issue is not expected to require injured reserve and is likely short term, with the team viewing a one-game absence as the most probable outcome.
- If Mayfield is unavailable, the Buccaneers are expected to start rookie Jalon Daniels, who is 1-2 in starts this season while Mayfield is 2-4 in starts.
- Tampa Bay entered the bye at 3-6, so a Mayfield absence or a Week 11 loss would deepen the team’s deficit in the NFC South and complicate their playoff math.