“Everybody Knows We’re Not Going To Have Tristan For A Little Bit”
August 6th, 2025
Status for Week 1 revealed.
Some Bucs fans had their fears realized from the words of Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield this afternoon. Now the trick is, will it turn into fans’ worst fears?
When Mayfield had his sitdown with the NFL’s it-girl Kay Adams today as Adams stopped at One Buc Palace on her FanDuel TV training camp tour, Mayfield revealed the secret many Bucs fans feared would become reality about the status of left tackle Tristan Wirfs.
“Obviously, everybody knows we’re not going to have Tristan [Wirfs] for a little bit at the beginning of the year,” Mayfield said.
Mayfield did not elaborate what how long “little bit” is expected to be.
But it seems clear to Joe that Wirfs will not be on the field when the Bucs take on the Dixie Chicks to open the regular season.
Another piece of news Mayfield offered was that his hand injury was not one injury. And it did not involve shoulder pads.
Instead, Mayfield said he banged his throwing hand on teammates’ helmets twice. Last week Bucs coach Todd Bowles hinted that Mayfield’s injury progressed over a period of time but he was not specific.
Obviously, everyone knows we won’t have Tristan for a little bit at the beginning of the year.