{"id":951307,"date":"2026-07-21T06:51:18","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:51:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/951307\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T06:51:18","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T06:51:18","slug":"baker-mayfield-made-it-clear-how-personal-jets-game-was-for-him-in-new-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/951307\/","title":{"rendered":"Baker Mayfield made it clear how personal Jets game was for him in new video"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Baker Mayfield had a little extra motivation to beat the Jets last season.<\/p>\n<p>The Buccaneers quarterback went in-depth on his history with ex-Jets defensive coordinator Steve Wilks, who was Mayfield\u2019s interim head coach in Carolina when he was released in 2022, on the new season of Netflix\u2019s \u201cQuarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is personal for me. Wilks cut me. F\u2013k him,\u201d Mayfield said in a huddle before the Week 3 contest.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.80599647;display:block\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40042942\" width=\"1024\" height=\"567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Screenshot-2026-07-20-at-9.15.57-PM-1.png\" alt=\"Two football players in white jerseys with red and orange accents, one with a white helmet featuring a pirate logo, bump fists on the field.\" class=\"wp-image-40042942\"  \/>Baker Mayfield\u2019s feelings on then-Jets DC Steve Wilks, revealed on Netflix\u2019s \u201cQuarterback\u201d Netflix<\/p>\n<p>\u201c[Wilks] was the defensive coordinator there, and then he was the interim head coach, which is kind of where things started to take a downward spiral in our relationship,\u201d Mayfield explained in a sit-down interview for \u201cQuarterback.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\u201cThis is personal for me. Wilks cut me. F*** him.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Baker Mayfield was extra motivated to get the W against the Jets last season \ud83d\ude02 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/aUMN2REyVC\" rel=\"nofollow\">pic.twitter.com\/aUMN2REyVC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Covers (@Covers) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/Covers\/status\/2079347424062009595?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"nofollow\">July 20, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could tell that I was not his favorite, which is fine, but the only thing you can really ask for in this business is to be upfront and honest,\u201d Mayfield said. \u201cWhen I was going to be released, or inactive first, they asked me what I wanted to do, that they would grant me my release, and I was like, \u2018Listen, if you want me to ask for my release, I\u2019ll say it, but if you\u2019re going to cut me, just tell me that.\u2019 \u2026 He\u2019s ultimately the one that made that decision, that I wasn\u2019t gonna be active.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayfield led a game-winning field goal drive to beat the Jets 29-27 in that revenge game. Postgame, Mayfield referenced the iciness with Wilks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAlso their D-coordinator was the one that cut me in Carolina. Lot of stuff was personal today. Haason Reddick, former Jet. \u2026 Lot of people,\u201d he mused.<\/p>\n<p>Wilks responded days later.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"40043400\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2236119566.jpg\" alt=\"Baker Mayfield #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers runs onto the field prior to an NFL football game against the New York Jets\" class=\"wp-image-40043400\"  \/>Baker Mayfield #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers runs onto the field prior to an NFL football game against the New York Jets. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t really think an interim head coach has much authority over personnel,\u201d Wilks told reporters. \u201cIf that\u2019s the case, I wouldn\u2019t have gotten rid of our best player, Christian McCaffrey.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mayfield, who landed with the Rams for the rest of 2022, has since revived his career, leading Tampa Bay to two playoff appearances and generating MVP talks after a 5-1 start last season.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Baker Mayfield had a little extra motivation to beat the Jets last season. 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