Jason Licht On Baker Mayfield
February 24th, 2026
Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht was hit with the money question about his franchise quarterback today at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Joe asked Licht if the Bucs plan to make extending Baker Mayfield’s contract a priority for this offseason — whether that’s one year, two years or more. Mayfield’s current three-year contract expires after the 2026 season.
Licht wanted to profess his love of Mayfield but wouldn’t slap a timetable on talks.
“So Baker, our thoughts on Baker haven’t changed,” Licht said. “Baker has been with us three years, you see the competitor he is. Obviously, he’s got a lot of arm talent, but he’s a leader, all these things. Our plans with Baker haven’t changed. At some point, I don’t have a timetable, I’m sure we’ll be having those discussions.”
Licht was pressed to say if those discussions will happen this year and he wasn’t going there. “At some point, we’ll be having those discusssions,” Licht repeated.
Yes, one could certainly say the Bucs have greater concerns that the quarterback position. However, QB is the most important position and not many teams want their beloved QB entering a contract year, after which literally anything could happen.