Zyn, a marque of smokeless nicotine pouches, pumped the brakes connected the usage of their products aft Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield went viral this week.
Mayfield was seen connected the sideline opening 1 of the Zyn tins and stuffing the smoke-free pouch successful his lip. The institution told TMZ Sports that players, oregon anyone for that matter, shouldn’t beryllium utilizing them portion the cameras are rolling.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield (6) leaves the tract pursuing an NFL shot crippled against the New Orleans Saints successful New Orleans, Sunday, Oct. 13, 2024. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)
"Swedish Match appreciates its loyal consumers and encourages them not to amusement the merchandise successful immoderate concern wherever idiosyncratic nether 21 years aged could spot it," a Zyn spokesperson told the outlet.
"The merchandise is marketed lone to existent nicotine consumers 21 years aged and implicit arsenic a amended alternate to continued smoking and different accepted baccy products."
Mayfield could person been subjected to subject from the NFL arsenic the league bars players from utilizing nicotine and baccy products connected the tract oregon during interviews.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield (6) looks to propulsion during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Baltimore Ravens, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, successful Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
However, ESPN reported Friday that Mayfield volition lone person a missive reminding him of the rule.
NFL players person been seen eating blistery dogs and ingesting mustard and pickle foodstuff connected the sidelines before, but a nicotine pouch whitethorn person been the first.
Mayfield volition look to regroup aft the Buccaneers mislaid to the Baltimore Ravens connected Monday night. He leads the NFL with 18 touchdown passes this season.
Baltimore Ravens backmost Lamar Jackson, left, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers backmost Baker Mayfield (6) greet each different aft an NFL shot game, Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, successful Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)
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