Bucs vs. Panthers Wednesday Injury Report: Can Baker Mayfield Play?

The Bucs were inside at practice on Wednesday as the city of Tampa begins their brief excursion this year with a season that rest of the country refers to as winter. All of the attention immediately gravitated to whether or not Baker Mayfield would be able to do anything during the session.

Mayfield was seen hanging out on the other side of the field with the offensive linemen. Because it was a walkthrough practice where the Bucs only had shorts and t-shirts, there wasn’t much movement going on. What could be seen was Mayfield with his arms crossed as the Bucs’ starters watched special teams drills.

What does it all mean for this week? Todd Bowles answered up all the questions about Mayfield’s ability for today and the game.

“He’s feeling a lot better,” Bowles said. Then when asked if he expects Mayfield to play this weekend, Bowles replied “I do.”

He also spokes about his quarterback’s toughness.

“That’s the way he was brought up and coached,” Bowles said. “He’s got an old-school mentality. He’s got a work ethic that is undeniable. He loves to play the game and he does everything he can every week to be ready to play.”

Other than the curiosity over Mayfield, practice didn’t have too many other notable differences. Inside linebacker Lavonte David and cornerback Jamel Dean were out again while inside linebacker Devin White was limited.

SirVocea Dennis is sick, so he was sent home. Defensive tackle Mike Greene didn’t practice either with a calf injury. Outside linebacker YaYa Diaby was on with an ankle injury, but he was limited, and it’s a walkthrough.

Full Bucs vs. Panthers Wednesday Injury Report

Here is the entire Wednesday injury report for the Bucs and Panthers ahead of their divisional matchup.

Bucs

LB Lavonte David – Groin – Did Not Participate

CB Carlton Davis – Ankle – Limited Participation

CB Jamel Dean – Ankle/Foot – Did Not Participate

LB SirVocea Dennis – Illness – Did Not Participate

OLB YaYa Diaby – Ankle – Limited Participation

DL Mike Greene – Calf – Did Not Participate

QB Baker Mayfield – Ankle – Full Participation

LB Devin White – Foot – Limited Participation

Panthers

S Vonn Bell – Shoulder – Did Not Participate

S Jeremy Chinn – Quadriceps – Limited Participation

P Johnny Hekker – Personal – Did Not Participate

OLB Yetur Gross-Matos – Hamstring – Limited Participation

OLB Marquis Haynes Sr. – Back – Did Not Participate

CB CJ Henderson – Concussion – Full Participation

CB Jaycee Horn – Hamstring – Limited Participation

TE Hayden Hurst – Concussion – Did Not Participate

OLB DJ Johnson – Elbow – Limited Participation

G Cade Mays – Ankle – Limited Participation

T Taylor Moton – Knee/Rest – Did Not Participate

WR Laviska Shenault Jr. – Ankle – Did Not Participate

WR Adam Thielen – Rest – Did Not Participate

TE Tommy Tremble – Hip – Did Not Participate

G Chandler Zavala – Knee – Did Not Participate