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The Buccaneers allowed themselves to exhale just a bit Monday after learning Baker Mayfield’s left shoulder injury may not be as bad as feared.

The team believes the quarterback has a sprained AC joint but no fracture or structural damage and would know more after an MRI.

“That’s the preliminary thought right now,” coach Todd Bowles said Monday. ”We’ll have it this afternoon and reassess it then.”

Asked if the injury to his non-throwing shoulder is one Mayfield can play with, Bowles said, “I’m not sure yet.”

“It’s too early to tell,” the coach said. “We’ll wait for the MRI, and when it comes back we’ll assess everything then.”

Mayfield was holding his shoulder and in obvious pain after throwing a 14-yard touchdown pass to Tez Johnson late

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