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Baker Mayfield is dealing with a significant injury after Sunday's loss to the Vikings. The Bucs quarterback dislocated his right thumb — his throwing hand — late in a twenty-three to sixteen defeat, and he is expected to miss time. Not the kind of hit Tampa Bay can absorb with the season barely underway.
Shifting to the college game, Oregon quarterback Dante Moore is in concussion protocol after taking an illegal hit while sliding during the Ducks' forty-one to twenty-seven win over USC. Head coach Dan Lanning confirmed the injury Sunday. Moore was on the right side of the scoreboard, but that cheap shot is going to linger well past the final whistle.
And in New York, John Harbaugh is drawing a hard line in the sand — Jameis Winston is his quarterback, full stop. Harbaugh said Sunday that even if the Giants bring in another signal-caller in the coming days, Winston holds the starting job. Whether that confidence is well-placed or just roster management in real time, the Giants faithful are watching every move very closely.
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