{"id":12215,"date":"2024-10-26T19:52:14","date_gmt":"2024-10-26T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=12215"},"modified":"2024-10-26T19:52:14","modified_gmt":"2024-10-26T19:52:14","slug":"report-nfl-announces-surprising-decision-after-bucs-qb-baker-mayfield-was-caught-with-a-prohibited-substance-on-the-sideline-during-monday-night-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=12215","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: NFL Announces Surprising Decision After Bucs QB Baker Mayfield Was Caught With A Prohibited Substance On The Sideline During \u2018Monday Night Football\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nfl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a>\u00a0has made a decision on\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/baker-mayfield\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Baker Mayfield<\/a>\u00a0following his actions on the bench during the Buccaneers\u2019 \u2018Monday Night Football\u2019 game against the Baltimore Ravens this week.<\/p>\n<p>Baker and the Bucs suffered a loss to the AFC side on the night, falling 41-31 while also losing star receivers\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/mike-evans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Evans<\/a>\u00a0and Chris Godwin to injury.<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback was seen popping what appeared to be a Zyn nicotine patch into his mouth while on the sideline after halftime, getting caught red-handed as cameras picked him up.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Baker Mayfield popping a ZYN on the sideline mid game \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IELMpm7wdd\">pic.twitter.com\/IELMpm7wdd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GhettoGronk (@TheGhettoGronk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGhettoGronk\/status\/1848596700757172377?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>This contravened NFL rules, as the league prohibits nicotine use on the sidelines and during interviews. However, it appears Mayfield has escaped punishment as ESPN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JennaLaineESPN\/status\/1849835351637909541\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Jenna Laine<\/a>\u00a0has reported that the signal-caller will only be warned.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cA league source tells me that Baker Mayfield will not receive punishment for using Zyn on the sidelines. Zyn is a nicotine product and nicotine is prohibited by the NFL on the sidelines and in interviews. He\u2019ll receive a letter reminding him of this,\u201d<\/em>\u00a0Laine noted on Friday.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">A league source tells me that Baker Mayfield will not receive punishment for using Zyn on the sidelines. Zyn is a nicotine product and nicotine is prohibited by the NFL on the sidelines and in interviews. He&#8217;ll receive a letter reminding him of this.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 JennaLaineESPN (@JennaLaineESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JennaLaineESPN\/status\/1849835351637909541?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-zyn-did-not-appreciate-baker-mayfield-popping-their-product-on-live-tv\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Zyn Did Not Appreciate Baker Mayfield Popping Their Product On Live TV<\/h2>\n<p>A spokesperson for Zyn has also condemned Baker\u2019s actions, implying they were irresponsible in a statement.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cSwedish Match appreciates its loyal consumers and encourages them not to show the product in any situation where someone under 21 years old could see it,\u201d\u00a0<\/em>they said, per TMZ Sports.<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cThe product is marketed only to current nicotine consumers 21 years old and over as a better alternative to continued smoking and other traditional tobacco products.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Baker will be grateful to receive a slap on the wrists, as the NFL could have fined him for his ill-advised nicotine usage. With that behind him, he can focus on\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/mike-tyson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mike Tyson<\/a>\u00a0videos and the Bucs\u2019 upcoming matchup against the Atlanta Falcons.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; &nbsp; The\u00a0NFL\u00a0has made a decision on\u00a0Baker Mayfield\u00a0following his actions on the bench during the Buccaneers\u2019 \u2018Monday Night Football\u2019 game against the Baltimore Ravens this week. Baker and the Bucs &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":12216,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12215"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12215\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12217,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12215\/revisions\/12217"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/12216"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=12215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=12215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}