“That Bucs game was so stressful, Baker Mayfield had to pop a zyn,” one user wrote on social media
On the sidelines of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ Monday Night Football game, Baker Mayfield created a commotion.
Fans on social media said they recognised the substance as Zyn, a nicotine product that has recently become more popular, when the broadcast showed 29-year-old Mayfield consuming something on the sidelines during the game.
“That Bucs game was so stressful, Baker Mayfield had to pop a zyn,” one user on X (previously Twitter) stated.
Another user commented, “Last night, I watched the video of Baker Mayfield popping a Zyn on the sidelines. Following Tampa Bay’s 41-31 loss to the Baltimore Ravens on Monday, it’s easy to understand why the Bucs lost.
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.
“A league source tells me that Baker Mayfield will not receive punishment for using Zyn on the sidelines,” Laine reported. “Zyn is a nicotine product and nicotine is prohibited by the NFL on the sidelines and in interviews. He’ll receive a letter reminding him of this.”
PEOPLE has reached out to representatives for the Buccaneers and NFL for comment.
Zyn first hit the market in 2014, according to USA Today, but their popularity has grown in recent years.
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Swedish Match, the company the manufactures the product, wasn’t thrilled by their product’s possible appearance on the NFL sidelines, however.
In a statement to TMZ after 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.
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