With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers taking on the Carolina Panthers in a key NFC South matchup, the game could feature the return of star quarterback Baker Mayfield. As Mayfield has been dealing with a thumb injury with the Buccaneers, head coach Todd Bowles would reveal a crucial injury update for the quarterback.

According to NFL insider Adam Schefter at ESPN, Bowles would say to the media on Friday that Mayfield “looks like he's ready to go,” with the expectation that he's good to start for Sunday against the Panthers.

“Bucs HC Todd Bowles told reporters that Baker Mayfield ‘looks like he’s ready to go,' and he is now expected to start Sunday vs. the Panthers,” Schefter wrote on X, formerly Twitter.

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