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Baker Mayfield can anticipate a new contract with the Buccaneers.<\/p>\n
Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> quarterback Baker Mayfield has one year left<\/a> on his three-year, $100 million<\/a> contract amid a team in transition.<\/p>\n The Buccaneers recently lost longtime star wide receiver Mike Evans in free agency, but that hasn\u2019t put a damper on Mayfield\u2019s future with the team. Buccaneers owner Joel Glazer has indicated the team\u2019s investment in Mayfield, a two-time Pro Bowler.<\/p>\n \u201cObviously, the quarterback is the highest paid position on the team, rightfully so,\u201d Glazer told reporters via Pewter Report<\/a> during the annual NFL owners meetings in early April. \u201cThat means that it\u2019s going good, so if the quarterback\u2019s making top money, then your team is probably doing well and the quarterback\u2019s performing well. That\u2019s obviously a key component to success.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cThat doesn\u2019t hurt at all to write that check, it\u2019s something that all the teams do when you have good quarterbacks,\u201d Glazer added.<\/p>\n Mayfield joined the Buccaneers as a free agent in 2023, and he turned around his career while playing on a one-year, $4 million contract. He earned his current contract with a 4,044-yard, 28-touchdown season and an NFC Divisional Round appearance.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s gone above and beyond anything we could\u2019ve asked or hoped for Baker,\u201d Glazer said. \u201cEverybody loves him, performs, gives 250 percent when he\u2019s on that field and that\u2019s all you can ask for.\u201d<\/p>\n Buccaneers GM Jason Licht: \u2018Our Plans Revolve Around Baker\u2019<\/p>\n Mayfield kept up the stellar play in 2024 with 4,500 yards and 41 touchdowns, plus another playoff appearance. He started strong in the 2025 season and finished with 3,693 yards and 26 touchdowns, but the Buccaneers slid to the finish and missed the playoffs.<\/p>\n Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht isn\u2019t putting that on Mayfield, and the former No. 3 pick looks solidified as the team\u2019s starter beyond 2026. The Buccaneers could use more receiver talent with Evans gone, but Chris Godwin and Emeka Egbuka are viable top targets.<\/p>\n \u201cI don\u2019t have a timeline for that but our plans revolve around Baker in the future, so I don\u2019t think anybody wants to see Baker leave the organization,\u201d Licht told \u201cPro Football Talk Live\u201d<\/a> in February. \u201cWe know everything we need to know about Baker, being with him for three years, and everything is positive. He\u2019s tough as hell, great leader. No timeline, but all plans revolve around Baker.\u201d<\/p>\n Baker Mayfield Draws 1 Tom Brady Comparison<\/p>\n The Buccaneers franchise turned the corner with former quarterback Tom Brady as a free agent in 2020, and Tampa Bay has enjoyed an unprecedented run of success.<\/p>\n Brady led the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl win, two NFC South titles, and two winning seasons. Mayfield has mostly continued that run with another two NFC South crowns, two winning seasons, and two more playoff appearances.<\/p>\n For the Buccaneers\u2019 future, Licht sees Mayfield having a similar effect on the free agency front as Brady did. Licht believes Mayfield is drawing free agents to Tampa Bay, which was the case with Brady.<\/p>\n \u201cIt was like when we had Tom,\u201d Licht said. \u201cA lot of players love the thought of playing with Baker, on both sides of the ball.\u201d<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMatthew Davis<\/a> covers the NFL, WNBA and college sports for Heavy.com. As a contributing writer to the StarTribune, he has also covered Minnesota prep sports since 2016. More about Matthew Davis<\/a>\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tMore Heavy on Buccaneers\n\t\t<\/p>\n \n\t\t\t\tLoading more stories\n\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Getty Baker Mayfield can anticipate a new contract with the Buccaneers. 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