Buccaneers GM reveals strong Baker Mayfield contract stance
It's on the to-do list.
Buccaneers GM reveals strong Baker Mayfield contract stance originally appeared on The Sporting News . Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here . The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are busy preparing for the offseason, but their focus should also be on Baker Mayfield and his current contract.
Set to play on the final year of his deal that pays him $33 million APY, the expectation is that Mayfield could command $50 million APY for his next contract. So, the Buccaneers have to know that keeping Baker won't be cheap, and the longer they wait, the more it will likely cost them. But are the Buccaneers in the mindset of trying to sort out Mayfield's future?
Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht revealed all. "Baker is at the forefront of our mind at all times," he said on The Drive with TKras . "All of our plans revolve around Baker.
That's something that we'll get to at some point. I have had a lot of discussions with Baker about the team. We texted during the draft after some of the picks.