This was sort of on the level of when YaYa Diaby sprained his ankle in training camp.

Initially, the scene proved to be much worse than reality. Baker Mayfield was getting his thumb looked at by trainers.

Uh, oh.

Mayfield blasted the thumb of his throwing hand on a teammate’s helmet during his follow-through throwing a pass in practice today. A quarterback with a messed up thumb on his throwing hand is, well, problematic.

Then, lightning came as the lightning alarm went off. Everyone, into the Glazer Shed.

But back to Mayfield. How was his thumb?

Well, Mayfield seemed to answer questions about his thumb when he went dddeeeeeeppp down the middle for Trey Palmer, who got behind the Bucs’ defense. It was perfect. Palmer hauled the ball in in-stride. Touchdown)!

Palmer was so happy with the throw and scoring a touchdown, after he crossed the goal line he tossed the ball into the stands of the Glazer Shed.

If his thumb was hurting, Mayfield sure didn’t show it on that pass.

After practice, Bowles put fans’ minds to rest. Bowles said of Mayfield’s thumb, “Yeah, he’s good.”

There you have it.

All three Bucs QBs. pic.twitter.com/cF9dymhs7L

— JoeBucsFan (@JoeBucsFan) August 7, 2024