Baker Mayfield popping a Zyn on the sidelineBaker Mayfield (via X)
Baker Mayfield is one of the NFL’s best quarterbacks right now, and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers reflect his success over the past two seasons after essentially rising from irrelevancy in Carolina.

Monday Night Football wasn’t as successful for the Buccaneers as they would have hoped. Not only did they lose the game, but it also seems like they lost top receivers Mike Evans and Chris Godwin for possibly the entire season.

Mayfield wasn’t too bad, considering the loss the Bucs suffered at the hands of the Lamar Jackson-led Baltimore Ravens. He completed almost 70 percent of his passes for 370 yards and two touchdowns.

While he may have had a decent statistical game, some people, particularly a famous company, aren’t happy with the Buccaneers’ star quarterback. Zyn, a nicotine company, noticed the 2018 first-overall pick using their product on the sideline, and they weren’t too thrilled.

Baker Mayfield Pops In Zyn During ‘Monday Night Football’

Why would Zyn not be too thrilled that Mayfield was using their product in front of millions of fans? The answer is that he was doing it on national television in front of “the children,” which Zyn found an issue with.

A spokesperson for the company put out a statement following the Monday Football match-up, saying, “Swedish 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.”

The NFL does not allow players or staff to use tobacco or alcohol on the sidelines, so Mayfield may have easily found himself away around a fine, and it’s possible that we may see him do it once again when the Bucs take on the division rival Atlanta Falcons in week eight.

VIDEO: Texas Longhorns Players Brutally Disrespected Baker Mayfield With Classless Gesture After Huge Win Against Oklahoma

Barryn Sorrell and Baker MayfieldBarryn Sorrell and Baker Mayfield (Photos via @CJVogel_OTF/Twitter and Getty Images)
The Red River Rivalry is one of the biggest matchups in college football every year. The Texas and Oklahoma fan bases hate each other, as do the players and coaches. However, linebacker Barryn Sorrell might have taken things too far.

On Saturday, the two teams faced off in the most recent installment of the game, as the Longhorns ran away with a 34-3 win.

Of course, that meant a big celebration was in for Texas and its players, and after the game, Sorrell was filmed planting a Longhorns flag in the middle of the field right through a Baker Mayfield jersey.

It’s an interesting choice, considering Mayfield hasn’t been with Oklahoma since 2017 and is in his seventh year in the NFL.

However, it is worth mentioning that in Mayfield’s career with Oklahoma, he went 2-1 against Texas and only lost in his first year with the team.

 

In the all-time rivalry series, Texas has the lead at 64-51-5. The first meeting between the two was in 1900 when Texas won 28-2.

Going into the game, the Longhorns were certainly favored as the No. 1 team in the country, as Oklahoma was No. 18.

Barryn Sorrell Has Played Oklahoma Four Times

Since Sorrell is a senior, he has faced off in this rivalry matchup four times.

With this most recent win and another one in 2022, he would finish 2-2 against them in his career.

In total, through his four years at Texas, he has accumulated 98 tackles, one pass deflection, 11 sacks, and one forced fumble.

You can bet that this game meant a lot to the young linebacker, considering it is likely the last time he plays the Sooners in his college career.