Baker Mayfield is one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks right now, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reflect his success over the past two seasons after essentially rising from irrelevancy in Carolina.
Monday Night Football wasn’t as successful for the Buccaneers as they would have hoped. Not only did they lose the game, but it also seems like they lost top receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin for possibly the entire season.
Mayfield wasn’t too bad, considering the loss the Bucs suffered at the hands of the Lamar Jackson-led Baltimore Ravens. He completed almost 70 percent of his passes for 370 yards and two touchdowns.
While he may have had a decent statistical game, some people, particularly a famous company, aren’t happy with the Buccaneers’ star quarterback. Zyn, a nicotine company, noticed the 2018 first-overall pick using their product on the sideline, and they weren’t too thrilled.
Baker Mayfield popping a ZYN on the sideline mid game 😂 pic.twitter.com/IELMpm7wdd
— GhettoGronk (@TheGhettoGronk) October 22, 2024
Baker Mayfield Pops In Zyn During ‘Monday Night Football’
Why would Zyn not be too thrilled that Mayfield was using their product in front of millions of fans? The answer is that he was doing it on national television in front of “the children,” which Zyn found an issue with.
A spokesperson for the company put out a statement following the Monday Football match-up, saying, “Swedish Match appreciates its loyal consumers and encourages them not to show the product in any situation where someone under 21 years old could see it.”
The NFL does not allow players or staff to use tobacco or alcohol on the sidelines, so Mayfield may have easily found himself away around a fine, and it’s possible that we may see him do it once again when the Bucs take on the division rival Atlanta Falcons in week eight.
