Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield gave the team a scare at the end of a run on Monday night when he grabbed at his left leg, but those fears subsided when he hopped up to exchange words with Texans safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson.
Gardner-Johnson was standing over Mayfield after he went down on a tackle by edge rusher Will Anderson and the two players were quickly separated by others before play resumed. Mayfield posted a picture of the exchange to his Instagram account on Tuesday and Gardner-Johnson replied by writing “boy this cute but still ringless.”
On Wednesday, Mayfield was asked at a press conference what led to his on-field response.
“We don’t take any s—t. That’s about it,” Mayfield said.
Mayfield has never shied away from scraps over the course of his career and his aggr