Baker Mayfield has been playing without Bucky Irving since October, and according to information from Mike Florio, it is unlikely that the running back will return quickly to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, leaving the team without a key offensive weapon.

“Florio says he doesn’t think Bucky Irving will be back ‘anytime soon’ and that it has to do with more than what can be seen on an injury report,” reported Zach Brunner on X, referencing a video where Florio discussed the running back’s injury from a few weeks ago.

However, a separate report from Rick Stroud suggests a different timeline: “Irving needed some mental health support from what I can gather following his injury and I’m told he’s ‘trending toward playing in the very near future.’ It won’t be Sunday, however. Not sure I agree with F

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