Buccaneers Quarterback Baker Mayfield Gets Called Out by Fans for Popping Zyn on the Sideline Mid Game

Mar. 15, 2025

Baker Mayfield 6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers warms up prior to a game against the Baltimore Ravens on October 21, 2024 in Tampa, Florida.Photo:Julio Aguilar/Getty

Julio Aguilar/Getty

Baker Mayfieldcaused a stir on the sidelines during the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’Monday Night Footballgame.

When the broadcast caught Mayfield, 29, ingesting something on the sidelines during the game, fans on social media claimed they recognized the product as Zyn, a nicotine product that’s recently increased in demand.

“That Bucs game was so stressful, Baker Mayfield had to pop a zyn,” one accountwroteon X (formerly known as Twitter).

Another user said, “I saw the clip of Baker Mayfield popping a Zyn on the sidelines last night. No wonder why the Bucs lost,” after Tampa Bay’s 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday.

Others speculated that the NFL would penalize Mayfield if it was discovered he was taking Zyn during the game as the league prohibits players from using nicotine products on the field.

But the quarterback is reportedly off the hook with the league. ESPN reporter Jenna Laine said on Friday, Oct. 25 that he will not be disciplined.

PEOPLE has reached out to representatives for the Buccaneers and NFL for comment.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers Quarterback Baker Mayfield (6).Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire/Getty

Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire/Getty

Zyn first hit the market in 2014, according toUSA Today, but their popularity has grown in recent years.

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In a statement toTMZafter the game, a representative for the company said they appreciate their loyal customers, but “encourages them not to show the product in any situation where someone under 21 years old could see it.”

Mayfield and the Buccaneers next face the Atlanta Falcons on Sunday, Oct. 27.

source: people.com