Baker Mayfield Injury History
November 4, 2026
active
Mayfield failed to complete any of his three pass attempts in the Buccaneers' 16-0 win over the Falcons on Sunday. He also rushed four times for 14 yards.
November 2, 2026
active
Mayfield, who was a full practice participant Wednesday, said that he's still taking a day-by-day approach when it comes to wearing a glove to protect his dislocated right thumb, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
October 28, 2026
active
Mayfield completed seven of 11 passes for 64 yards with one touchdown and no interceptions and rushed once for one yard in the Buccaneers' 43-13 win over the Panthers on Sunday.
October 26, 2026
active
Mayfield (thumb) is active for Sunday's game against the Panthers.
October 25, 2026
questionable
• Thumb
Dislocated
Head coach Todd Bowles said Friday that Mayfield (right thumb) is ready for Sunday's game at Carolina, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
October 23, 2026
questionable
• Thumb
Mayfield (thumb) was a full participant in Friday's practice but is listed questionable for Sunday's game against the Panthers, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
October 23, 2026
active
October 23, 2026
questionable
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield (right thumb) practiced fully Thursday.
October 22, 2026
questionable
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield (right thumb) was a full practice participant Wednesday, Scott Smith of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
October 21, 2026
questionable
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield (thumb) was seen participating in Wednesday's practice and was throwing while wearing a glove on his right hand, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
October 21, 2026
questionable
• Thumb
Dislocated
questionable
October 20, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said that Mayfield (thumb) is "supposed to practice" Wednesday, Brianna Dix of the team's official site reports.
October 19, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
inactive
October 18, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield (thumb) will not play Sunday, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
October 16, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
Buccaneers offensive coordinator Zac Robinson said Thursday that Mayfield's right thumb is "just not quite ready" this week, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
October 15, 2026
doubtful
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield (thumb) wasn't spotted at practice Thursday, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
October 15, 2026
doubtful
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield (right thumb) officially didn't practice Wednesday.
October 14, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
out
October 12, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
Head coach Todd Bowles said Friday that Mayfield (thumb) now is in a smaller splint, and the Bucs will see if he can progress to gripping the football next week, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
October 9, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
inactive
October 8, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
out
October 5, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
inactive
October 4, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield's dislocated right thumb could keep him out anywhere from 3-to-6 weeks, depending on how quickly he's able to resume gripping the football without issue, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
October 4, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said Monday that Mayfield (thumb) is expected to miss three weeks, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.
September 28, 2026
out
• Thumb
Dislocated
out
September 28, 2026
questionable
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield is dealing with a dislocated right thumb and will have an MRI on the injury, head coach Todd Bowles relayed after Sunday's 23-16 loss to the Vikings, Greg Auman of Fox Sports reports.
September 28, 2026
questionable
• Thumb
Dislocated
Mayfield left the field accompanied by training staff in the fourth quarter of Sunday's game against the Vikings after sustaining an apparent hand injury, Brianna Dix of the Buccaneers' official site reports.
September 27, 2026
active
Mayfield completed 21 of 34 passes for 182 yards with one touchdown and one interception while adding four rushes for 29 yards in the Buccaneers' 23-19 loss to the Browns on Sunday.
September 20, 2026
active
Mayfield completed 23 of 28 passes for 216 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions while adding five rushes for 30 yards and a touchdown in the Buccaneers' 33-27 loss to the Bengals on Sunday. He also lost three fumbles.
September 13, 2026
active
Mayfield and the Buccaneers agreed Tuesday on a three-year, $165 million contract extension, Adam Schefter and Ian Rapoport of ESPN report.
September 8, 2026
active
Mayfield logged just one appearance during the Buccaneers' three-game preseason schedule.
September 4, 2026
active
Mayfield completed two of four passes for 10 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions in the Buccaneers' 16-15 preseason win over the Chiefs on Saturday.
August 23, 2026
active
Mayfield will play in Saturday's preseason game against the Chiefs, Jenna Laine of ESPN reports.
August 22, 2026
active
Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said that Mayfield is expected to play in Saturday's preseason game versus the Chiefs, Evan Closky of 10 Tampa Bay reports.
August 17, 2026
active
Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles said Tuesday that Mayfield will be rested for the preseason opener Friday versus the Jets, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.
