In the wake of franchise quarterback Baker Mayfield's injury, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers are turning to undrafted free agent Jalon Daniels to hold down the fort while Mayfield is on the mend.
Per Rick Stroud, Buccaneers WR Jalen McMillan is likely to miss six to eight weeks with a knee injury. McMillan re-injured the PCL in his left knee on Sunday, which was bothering him during training camp.
There seems to be no end in sight for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ malaise. Still winless after three weeks of football and facing a lengthy absence from starting quarterback Baker Mayfield, the Bucs are also reportedly going to lose wide receiver Jalen McMillan to injury as well for multiple weeks.
A few trades have rearranged the NFL's backup quarterback ranks, but the dust has mostly settled. From a mix of recent first-round disappointments, aging vets, and young project types, here is how the league's QB2 ranks look for the 2026 season.
The mood surrounding Tampa Bay isn't only contained to One Buccaneer Place — it's reverberated throughout the city. It wouldn't be bad if the mood was a positive one, but after the Bucs lost their third straight game to start the season and an injury to Baker Mayfield later, it's hard to ignore the huffs and puffs.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers can’t catch a break at wide receiver, and neither can Jalen McMillan. The third-year receiver has a PCL sprain in his left knee and is expected to miss six to eight weeks, and the team is placing him on injured reserve.
For the first time since Tom Brady in 2022, someone other than Baker Mayfield will start at quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Mayfield dislocated his right thumb in Sunday’s 23-16 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, ending a run of 57 straight starts, and the replacement is a rookie who went undrafted in April.
Buccaneers wide receiver Jalen McMillan suffered a PCL sprain in Sunday’s loss to the Vikings, according to ESPN’s Jenna Laine, with an early projection of a six- to eight-week absence.
NFL stars can't play forever, and retirement is coming sooner than later for some of the league's top players. These 25 players could call it quits following the 2026 season.
If the injury news wasn’t bad enough for the Bucs with quarterback Baker Mayfield out for the next few weeks, the team suffered another blow as a key offensive player is set to miss an extended period.
Baker Mayfield will watch a new starting quarterback enter the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ picture. Mayfield is nursing a thumb injury following the Minnesota Vikings loss.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are in freefall, and it’s hard to see things turning around any time soon. Not only is the team sitting at 0-3, but they will also be without starting quarterback Baker Mayfield for a while.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are turning to a rookie quarterback. After Baker Mayfield suffered a dislocated right thumb in Sunday’s loss to the Minnesota Vikings, head coach Todd Bowles announced Monday that rookie Jalon Daniels will start at quarterback in Week 4 against the Green Bay Packers.
Baker Mayfield’s latest injury has left the Tampa Bay Buccaneers searching for answers at quarterback, but former head coach Bruce Arians believes Mayfield can do something to avoid these situations in the first place.
It’s time for Scott Reynolds’ 2-Pt Conversion post-game column, which features two statements, two questions and two predictions based on the latest Bucs game.
The Bucs fell to 0-2 on the season when they suffered a 23-19 Week 2 loss at home to a Cleveland Browns side that was blown out to the tune of 34-10 the previous Sunday.