The Baker Mayfield and ZYN nicotine pouches controversy, explained

Baker Mayfield is getting a batch of attraction for thing he did earlier successful nan week that was caught by NFL fans connected societal media.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers QB was busted by cameras connected nan sideline of nan team’s nonaccomplishment to nan Baltimore Ravens connected Monday arsenic he appeared to return a ZYN nicotine pouch and put successful his mouth.

Why is that a large deal? Because, arsenic ESPN noted years ago, “The NFL does person 2 rules erstwhile it comes to players utilizing smokeless baccy — don’t do it connected nan playing section aliases while conducting tv interviews.”

What’s more, ZYN’s owners Swedish Match released this connection to TMZ: “Swedish Match appreciates its loyal consumers and encourages them not to show nan merchandise successful immoderate business wherever personification nether 21 years aged could spot it.”

There you go. No connection connected whether Mayfield will look subject aliases a good for that.

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