After suffering what looked like a nasty shoulder injury in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers' Week 12 loss to the Los Angeles Rams, things looked downright ugly for Baker Mayfield's on-field future .

And yet, according to NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport, Mayfield might return to the field sooner than some fans might think, as he technically hasn't been ruled out for Week 13 thanks to a very encouraging MRI result .

“Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield, who went down on Sunday with a sprained left shoulder, has a low-grade sprain, source said following the MRI. Good news with an eye toward next week,” Rapoport wrote. Article Continues Below “In the words of one source, ‘As good as anyone could hope.'”

Widely considered an MVP candidate for the Buccaneers after leading his squad to a 6-2 rec

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