Baker Mayfield’s football life was touch and go heading into the season. The former No. 1 overall pick had left Cleveland, got benched in Carolina and had some pep in his step from a brief Rams tenure.
When he signed a one-year, $4 million contract with the Buccaneers in March to succeed Tom Brady, it was make or break. Right now, Mayfield is making it.
With the Bucs at 7-7 and in first place in the NFC South, Mayfield is in line for a contract extension in Tampa. Sources tell CBS Sports the Buccaneers have definite interest in inking Mayfield to a long-term contract this offseason.
“I mean, that would be great,” Mayfield told me during a sitdown interview that will air Sunday on “The NFL Today.” “But winning takes care of a lot of that. So we’ll handle that after the year. But that’s up to my agent and obviously the people here to decide. And so all I can do is control what I can and put myself in the best position to have options.”
Mayfield signed a standard rookie deal after Cleveland took him first overall in 2018 for $32.6 million. The Browns exercised his…
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Author : Jonathan Jones
Publish date : 2023-12-24 11:00:47
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