Baker Mayfield, Chris Godwin, Tristan Wirfs tracking to play vs. Eagles

Rick Stroud, Tampa Bay Times on Sep 26, 2025

Published in Football

By clicking submit, I authorize Arcamax and its affiliates to: (1) use, sell, and share my information for marketing purposes, including cross-context behavioral advertising, as described in our Privacy Policy , (2) add to information that I provide with other information like interests inferred from web page views, or data lawfully obtained from data brokers, such as past purchase or location data, or publicly available data, (3) contact me or enable others to contact me by email or other means with offers for different types of goods and services, and (4) retain my information while I am engaging with marketing messages that I receive and for a reasonable amount of time thereafter. I understand I can opt out at any time through an email that I receive, or by clicking here

TAMPA, Fla. — Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield finally put a little air under the football Friday, softly tossing passes during the portion of practice open to the media after spending the week nursing a biceps injury to his throwing arm.

Wideout Chris Godwin and left tackle Tristan Wirfs also were on the field, both trending toward being available to play Sunday against the Eagles.

Mayfield was limited in practice for the third straight day, but the Bucs haven’t seemed concerned about his availability for the game.

“All questionable for Sunday,” head coach Todd Bowles said. ”Trending in the right direction. We’ll see what happens (Saturday) with Tristan and Chris. Baker should be OK for Sunday but was limited (Friday)."

Bowles said Mayfield threw the ball some in practice earlier this week but had more work Friday.

“He threw the ball earlier in the week. He didn’t throw a lot,” Bowles said. ”But he threw the ball more (Friday)."

Godwin has not played since suffering a dislocated ankle 11 months ago. He was a full participant at Wednesday’s practice, then took a scheduled day off before returning Friday.

His return is welcome, not only for his playmaking skills, but because the Bucs will be without Mike Evans for 3-4 weeks as he recovers from a hamstring strain.

“You know when (Godwin) is in there good things are going to happen,” offensive coordinator Josh Grizzard said. “He just gets everybody on the same page. Whether he is really communicating it or not, he is going to correct someone if they mess up. He is always great to have in there — we will see — hopefully he can. That is what we are hoping for, but yeah, it would be great to have him out there.”

Defensive lineman Logan Hall (groin) also practiced for the first time Friday and could play against the Eagles. “He’s in play for Sunday as well,” Bowles said.

The only players who are definitely out are Evans and safety Christian Izien (quad).