Baker Mayfield Details 2025 Injuries

Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, Bucky Irving, Tristan Wirfs, Luke Goedeke and Cody Mauch were among major Buccaneers offensive contributors who missed significant time last year. On the other hand, quarterback Baker Mayfield played his third consecutive full season. However, it turns out he was nowhere near full strength for most of it.

As one of the stars of the new season of the Netflix series “Quarterback,” Mayfield goes into detail on the laundry list of injuries he battled last season. It was already known Mayfield suffered a low-grade AC joint sprain in his left shoulder in a Week 12 loss to the Rams. Long before then, though, Mayfield sprained the MCL and PCL in his right knee in a Week 2 win in Houston, where he also suffered a bone bruise (via Evan Closky of 10 Tampa Bay). A week later, Mayfield incurred a biceps contusion in a 29-27 win against the Jets.

Mayfield played through the sprained ligaments he sustained against the Texans for the rest of the season, and he aggravated the bruise in a Week 7 loss to Detroit. The Buccaneers beat the Saints the next week and then went on a bye. They returned to face the Patriots on Nov. 9, almost three full weeks after the Lions game, but Mayfield said his pain for the New England matchup was still a seven on a scale of one to 10. He overcame it that day to complete 28 of 43 passes for 273 yards and three touchdowns, but the Patriots pulled out a 28-23 win.

While Mayfield played well against the Pats, his numbers took a noticeable dip after that. He threw just 10 touchdowns against nine interceptions over the Bucs’ last eight games. He ended the season with respectable stats – a 63.2% completion rate, 3,693 yards, 26 TDs, 11 picks and a 90.6 passer rating – but most of his output was markedly worse than his 2024 production. Mayfield tossed a league-worst 16 INTs two years ago, though he made up for it with career highs in completion percentage (71.4), yards (4,500), TDs (41) and rating (106.8) en route to his second Pro Bowl nod.

Aside from Evans, who left for the 49ers in free agency, all of the players listed above remain on Tampa Bay’s roster. Healthier seasons for Mayfield and the rest of that group would go a long way in helping the Buccaneers rebound in 2026. In the meantime, Mayfield and the Bucs will continue trying to hammer out a contract extension in the next couple of weeks. The 31-year-old insists he will shelve talks if an agreement is not in place by the start of training camp in late July.

The Buccaneers have expressed concerns over Mayfield’s health during negotiations, which may be among the reasons there is still a gap in discussions. Mayfield told reporters last month that his health should not be in question, though the Bucs seem to disagree after witnessing the injury-related adversity he went through in 2025.