A meaningless Hail Mary with three seconds on the clock may have cost the Tampa Bay Buccaneers more than just a lopsided score. Baker Mayfield suffered a shoulder injury that has left fans heartbroken. The coach, however, defended the decision, pointing to a specific detail of the play that he believes exonerates him from the criticism.

“I was trying to get a free shot, trying to waste the three seconds. It was either a foul ball or a Hail Mary,” Bowles said on Monday, November 24. “Either way, he was untouched when he threw the football. He just fell on his right shoulder, which his injury shoulder is his left shoulder. Obviously, he was holding the pain in for a couple plays.”

Baker Mayfield injured his non-throwing shoulder on a hit in the first half of Sunday night’s 34-7 loss to t

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