When Baker Mayfield showed up to Tampa Bay Buccaneers training camp without a new deal, it seemed like hopes of a new extension were lost.
However, on Tuesday, Mayfield and Tampa Bay agreed to the terms of a massive three-year, $165 million deal in a surprising turn of events.
That puts him at $55 million per season, which is the same as other QBs such as Josh Allen, Jordan Love and Joe Burrow. While it came as a surprise, Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated revealed how the discussions picked back up.
“The Bucs reached back out to Baker Mayfield’s camp late last week—knowing the sides weren’t far off when talks broke off. Mayfield agreed to try again, and the team added a year to its offer,” Breer wrote on X.
At the end of July, drama picked up when Mayfield said it was “disappointing” and that he felt “disrespected” that he didn’t have a new deal.
That led to Adam Schefter reporting that the Buccaneers weren’t happy with the way Mayfield spoke about them publicly, although Tampa Bay GM Jason Licht said that Mayfield was in a “good place.”
Nonetheless, the Buccaneers felt it was needed to try again with Mayfield, and the two sides were able to iron things out just a few days before their Week 1 matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals.
