{"id":846840,"date":"2026-04-01T10:20:21","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/846840\/"},"modified":"2026-04-01T10:20:21","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T10:20:21","slug":"bucs-baker-mayfield-actively-talking-new-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/846840\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucs, Baker Mayfield actively talking new contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Baker Mayfield have already engaged in \u201ca lot of good conversations\u201d regarding his contract situation, signaling early momentum as the team looks ahead to the future. With Mayfield currently under contract through 2026, the dialogue reflects both organizational confidence and a desire to maintain stability at the position.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">\u201cWe have constant, we\u2019ve had a lot of good conversations with Baker\u2019s representatives,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.joebucsfan.com\/2026\/03\/jason-licht-bucs-have-had-many-good-contract-talks-with-baker-mayfield-camp\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">general manager Jason Licht said via JoeBucsFan<\/a>. \u201cLike I said, that is always on our mind. Baker is a true professional. He\u2019s a leader of this team. I have confidence we\u2019re going to be ok.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Mayfield\u2019s performance since arriving in Tampa Bay supports that approach. Over the past three seasons, he has thrown for more than 12,000 yards and over 90 touchdowns, including a standout 2024 campaign in which he totaled 4,500 passing yards and 41 touchdowns while posting one of the best statistical seasons in franchise history.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">However, the situation is evolving. Wide receiver Mike Evans, the team\u2019s longtime top target and a future Hall of Famer, departed for the San Francisco 49ers this offseason. Evans\u2019 consistency, including his streak of 1,000-yard seasons, made him a central figure in the offense and a key connection for Mayfield.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Moving forward, Mayfield\u2019s ability to adjust without Evans will be a significant factor as contract discussions continue.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Baker Mayfield have already engaged in \u201ca lot of good conversations\u201d regarding&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":846841,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2077],"tags":[211,7,6,704,250,14443,2597,2596],"class_list":{"0":"post-846840","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-buccaneers","8":"tag-buccaneers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-nfl","11":"tag-tampa-bay","12":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers","13":"tag-tampa-bay-buccaneers-news","14":"tag-tampabay","15":"tag-tampabaybuccaneers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116328951038121575","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846840","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=846840"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/846840\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/846841"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=846840"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=846840"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=846840"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}