Baker Mayfield will face his former coach twice a year now that Kevin Stefanski is the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles addressed the beef between the quarterback and Stefanski, saying that it’s “something that they have to figure out.”
“I think that’s something that they have to figure out from that standpoint since we can’t have a boxing match where they get in the ring with each other and knock each other out,” Bowles told NFL insider Josina Anderson. “You know we’re going to back our guy Baker, and I’m sure they’re going to back their coach as well. It’s a division game, so it’s already going to be a tough-fought, hard-fought game, so it just adds to it.”
Mayfield spent four seasons with the Cleveland Browns, where Stefanski was his coach for two years. He was traded to the Carolina Panthers ahead of the 2022 season.
After Stefanski joined the division earlier this year, Mayfield made it clear that he’s not a fan of the coach.
Division rivalries can be intense, and the rivalry between the Falcons and Bucs will only grow stronger thanks to the beef between Mayfield and Stefanski.