Jenna Laine
TAMPA, Fla. — Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield was requested Wednesday to recount his third-and-10 scramble in opposition to the Houston Texans wherein he received caught by defensive finish Will Anderson Jr., instantly clutched his left leg, then sprang up and began jawing with security C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
“We do not take any s—. That is about it,” Mayfield stated.
The play occurred Monday night time with the Bucs up 14-10. For a second, it seemed like Mayfield may have been critically harm. However he continued enjoying and led the crew to a 20-19 victory.
Mayfield posted a picture of the play on his Instagram feed, drawing a response from Gardner-Johnson, who's coming off a Tremendous Bowl-winning season with the Eagles.
“Boy this cute however nonetheless ringless,” Gardner-Johnson wrote.
Regardless of taking a number of laborious hits in the course of the recreation, Mayfield on Wednesday stated he is high quality.
“[I feel] nice,” he stated. “It is Week 3 within the NFL. I really feel nice.”
He stated the identical about his left leg, which had a compression sleeve on it whereas he was talking to the media.
“Good. Nice,” he stated of the leg.
Mayfield was a full participant within the crew's walk-through, though he's listed with a foot/toe damage.
His bodywork coach, Dave Matthews, who flies in from Arizona and has labored with the quarterback since his time with the Cleveland Browns, is just not coming in for additional classes this week.
“Regular schedule,” Mayfield stated.
The Bucs as an entire have a unique schedule this week with the walk-through to account for one much less restoration day forward of Sunday's house opener in opposition to the New York Jets.
Additionally in Monday's recreation, Tampa Bay working again Rachaad White took an exceptionally laborious hit recovering a Mayfield fumble. White got here again in for the following sequence after which, on the ultimate possession, ran in a 2-yard landing with 9 seconds left to win the sport.
“You have a look at that play, he took a nasty shot making an attempt to dive on the ball,” Mayfield stated. “Clearly an enormous, large play for us having the ability to punt it. However yeah, it is guys laying their physique on the road — that stuff screams off the tape. Guys discover that. You may not say something, however you nod your head like, ‘Yeah, that is the kind of group we've. We'll struggle for one another and attempt to choose up one another after we're down.”
White was not listed on the crew's damage report Wednesday.
Beginning proper sort out Luke Goedeke didn't take part within the walk-through after aggravating a foot damage in opposition to the Texans that he initially suffered in Week 1. Sources beforehand informed ESPN's Jeremy Fowler that Goedeke may miss a number of weeks.
Rookie huge receiver Emeka Egbuka, who has a league-leading three landing catches, missed the walk-through with a hip/groin damage.
