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Rueben Bain Jr. picks facemask similar to Dark Knight movie villian

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Rueben Bain Jr. played into his name when he was selecting the design of his first facemask.

The selection of Rueben Bain Jr. is going to be looked back upon by analysts and teams alike in the years to come as one of the better values in recent memory. When the pick was announced, everyone couldn't believe the Bucs would have a chance to solve their edge rushing issues with the top player at the position group.

The team has enjoyed having him so far in camp, as we have seen through them sharing practice reps on social media. However, a recent moment they shared may take the cake for the best thing we have seen this offseason. When you have a name like Bain, people will, of course, draw comparisons to the Batman movie villain by the same name, just a different spelling.

What made things even better on this front is the video that social media shared when they shared Bain picking out his Bain šŸ¤ Bane pic. twitter. com/yC1pCzfEEG — Tampa Bay Buccaneers (@Buccaneers) May 20, 2026 Social media was buzzing after this video was posted, with folks saying that he has now wrapped up the Rookie of the Year voting.

The games, of course, need to be played, but seeing how serious he has been paired with this elite moment should have Bucs fans very excited to see him on the field in the coming months. This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: Rueben Bain Jr. selects his facemask for his first NFL helmet