Baker Mayfield, Bucs Agree To A Contract Extension Through 2029 Season
September 8th, 2026
Three-year deal.
Joe thought the deadline was July 29?
Over a month after Baker Mayfield’s rock-solid deadline to reup his contract with the Bucs has come and gone, the two parties came to an agreement, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.
Mayfield has signed a three-year contract extension. Mayfield will be a Bucs quarterback through the 2029 season. Per BSPNFL, Mayfield’s deal is three years for $165 million.
So much for deadlines.
Throughout the offseason, everyone Joe spoke with at One Buc Palace, both on and off the record, gave zero indication they wanted anyone other than Mayfield to quarterback the Bucs.
That’s why Joe wrote countless times throughout the offseason that Joe believed Mayfield would be a Bucs starting quarterback in 2027. Now, it appears he will be behind center for the Bucs for a few additional seasons.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:30 pm
So….they’re bumping his pay for this year whilst adding 2 more?
September 8th, 2026 at 5:30 pm
Always said Baker and Vea would be signed and my initial guess was the week before teh season. I was wrong on Vea. He got the contract much earlier.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:31 pm
Congrats, but you better ball out, Baker Mayfield!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:31 pm
They just ‘signed’ up for fast-tracking, and guaranteeing ANOTHER “Lost Decade.” THAT is the ONLY THING they just did. I will absolutely NOT support it.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:32 pm
Season is over now forsure. All the pundits must be changing their picks. How can Baker possibly perform without the massive chip on his shoulder!?
September 8th, 2026 at 5:32 pm
Yes!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:33 pm
Great. LFFFFGGGGGGGG!!!!!!!
GO BUCS!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:33 pm
Let’s Go final business is done. Now lets CRUSH the Bengals!!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:34 pm
Contract Terms: 3 yr(s) / $165,000,000
Average Salary: $55,000,000
September 8th, 2026 at 5:34 pm
Shane is OUT AGAIN. And, that was the main reason WHY the had to get that Skubal trade DONE. And, I’ll NEVER get over Wander. But, THANK GOD we have the RAYS, and that they got their new stadium. THANK. GOD.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:35 pm
Finally! Let the Season Begin!! LFG!!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:36 pm
As Sgt Schultz previously said “He’z go-ink NOvere!!”
September 8th, 2026 at 5:37 pm
It’s clear the front office don’t want to win another Super Bowl for three years. 12 years in and licht still can’t find or draft a franchise qb smh. It’s sad honestly
September 8th, 2026 at 5:39 pm
bucs did the right thing.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:39 pm
Oooooh the Trask was available crowd gonna be pissed!!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:40 pm
stupid is as stupid does…… not worth it at all were f**ked
September 8th, 2026 at 5:40 pm
This was the exact deal I said to sign him for outstanding! See ya in Section 305 this year!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:41 pm
So Mayfield finishes up his current contract this year and extends a new contract after this year, for 3 more years at 55M per year. Basically, it locks up Mayfield for 4 years.
Curious, if his 3rd year is a guaranteed year or jus the first two years.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:43 pm
Depends on the terms, but if 90% of this contract is guaranteed we now have the most inept GM in the history of the NFL.
Free agents? Goodbye!
When an average QB, or any QB for that matter, eats up 20% of the cap you can kiss the Super Bowl goodbye too.
Again, gotta see the terms. If the Bucs have an out I’ll retract, but is doesn’t look good.
And there goes the Bowles replacement with someone who might want their own guy.
Should’ve let him play out the season.
Any of us could’ve gone 1-9 in prime time by handing off 100% of the time!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:43 pm
YEEEEESSSSSSSSS!!!
LFG Bucs!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:44 pm
I’m reading that Mayfield’s 3rd year is a non-guaranteed year.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:44 pm
Lmao at stats guy. Thanks for the valuable insight. Even though we are not all stats guys, I am pretty sure we are capable of figuring out what 165 divided by 3 equals. SMDH.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:44 pm
It said the contract goes thru ’28. It’s a given he’s still here in ’27 anyway
September 8th, 2026 at 5:45 pm
impressed by the glazers for shelling it out didn’t think they would
September 8th, 2026 at 5:46 pm
I feel like it will be more on the 2 yr contract, the 3rd year he would want an extension. If Jalon Daniel develops into something they could move from Baker in that year as core guys like Godwin and Vea will be gone. It seems like a nice deal because they would have tagged him.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:47 pm
I guess his back is feeling better now as well.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:48 pm
I would’ve let the season play out, but I support Baker and JL.
On to Cincy.
Baker and Bowles have no excuses this year
September 8th, 2026 at 5:49 pm
What I read it’s an extension this year is for his same pay. He is signed through 2029 hence it being called a 3 year extension. So the extension goes into effect next season. So he is signed for 4 years
September 8th, 2026 at 5:49 pm
They still have Bowles as H/C
September 8th, 2026 at 5:50 pm
looks like someone got a nice little raise…!
🙂
September 8th, 2026 at 5:51 pm
“Technically, I said MY deadline was July 29th, not my Agent’s deadline” – Technical Bake probably
Deadlines. Smeadlines. As they say, haha
“On to Cincinnati” by JL was some line too
Gruden was right as well. It’d be interesting if JL wanted this timing of the contract to happen all along for a freshh little Wk 1 boost to morale and vibe as we head “on to Cincinnati” to get the season started!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:51 pm
Everything about the college game is SO MUCH better anyway! The only thing I cared about with the BUCS this season was the TRADE-DEADLINE, and whether or not they approached it properly and CORRECTLY. But, NOW it’s irrelevant. Nothing else matters now WTF THEY DO. This is a DEAD Franchise that is STUCK. And, now they are SCREWED. It’s just PURE IGNORANCE. And, they did it to THEMSELVES. It’s OVER. Just WAIT when they’re 1-4 at the mini bye-week, with Pittsburgh coming to town. Just Wait. Cause, REALITY is coming. And, it’s going to HIT REALLLLL HARDDDDD. I’ll be right here, LMAOOOO. Hahahahahahhhh. They DESERVE-IT. Everything they’re GONNA GET.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:52 pm
Congrats to Baker and the Bucs. We are loaded on paper now, time to ball out !
Our opponents will be walking the plank with a rebuilt front 7, plays will not have the extra seconds to let the plays develop, as qbs will be flattened from outside as well as inside. I just love physical play
September 8th, 2026 at 5:52 pm
Nice surprise
September 8th, 2026 at 5:54 pm
It’s 3 additional years. He is signed to be our qb the next 4 seasons including this year. 2029 is his last contractual year on new deal.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:54 pm
Hey everyone, MelvinJunior won’t support it. We’re going to miss you around here, buddy ol pal.
Just kidding. Go be a Saints fan
September 8th, 2026 at 5:55 pm
Not my money, but I would’ve let Baker play out the season.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:55 pm
@ Saskbucs Says: “Season is over now forsure. All the pundits must be changing their picks. How can Baker possibly perform without the massive chip on his shoulder!?”
They’ll be paying for it for the NEXT 6-7 YEARS, at LEAST. They won’t be able to move him, so they’ll be STUCK. And, it’ll DESTROY their cap. They’ll be eating Baker’s “Dead Cap” for YEARS on end.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:56 pm
Per JOE:
“Mayfield has signed a three-year contract extension. Mayfield will be a Bucs quarterback through the 2028 season. Per BSPNFL, Mayfield’s deal is three years for $165 million.”
September 8th, 2026 at 5:56 pm
TBBF is confused (again)……if it’s a 3 year extension, then he should be signed through 2029…
2026 plus the 3 years….
If that isn’t the case, then it is a 3 year restructured contract.
September 8th, 2026 at 5:57 pm
So not betting on himself. It’s the right move for both sides over the next 2-3 years. JL better get his but in gear and find the next one !
September 8th, 2026 at 5:57 pm
I’m a big Ohio State fan and remember Baker planting the Oklahoma flag at mid field after they beat us. It really pissed me off. I was also a hopeless Browns fan and watched them be resurrected by Baker, only to watch his play and injuries be mismanaged. This man has what it takes to win. Tampa Bucs have been my home team the last several years because of Baker, and I’m retired in NC! Go Bucs!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:58 pm
OK.
Per (another local site)
“With less than a week until the first game of the Bucs’ season, quarterback Baker Mayfield and the team have found common ground. The two sides have agreed to a three-year, $165 million contract extension. The deal tacks on to 2026, the final year of Mayfield’s current contract and it will keep the charismatic signal-caller in Tampa Bay through 2029.”
September 8th, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Through the 2029 season!
September 8th, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Does this mean Baker won’t be motivated to prove all the doubters wrong now???
All I heard was how he’s going to have a huge chip on his shoulder due to no contact extension.
Will he just take the easy path like Todd does???
Congrats to the Pom Pom squad. You got your Mr Mid QB for multiple years to come.
No SB, no problem. We have the culture!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤡🤡🤡
September 8th, 2026 at 5:59 pm
Bye Melvin! Don’t let the door hit you in the A$$ in the way out. I’ve been a fan through Ray Perkins, Richard Williamson, Dilfer, Freeman, Winston, Fitzgerald, Vinny T etc. Never have I not supported this team. I highly doubt Mayfield or anyone else cares!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:00 pm
Mel, bye now. Maybe you can infest the Rays blogs with your crazy all cap nonsense. Now. We’re holding you to it. You said you’re a jaguars fan now and goodbye to the Bucs. Please be a man of your word.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:01 pm
Can’t wait to start guessing who the name changers are!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:01 pm
JA said – “When an average QB, or any QB for that matter, eats up 20% of the cap you can kiss the Super Bowl goodbye”
Clearly, JA was not a math major.
The 2027 projected salary cap is approximately $325 million and you can add an other 10% each year to that (~$357 million in 2028 and $393 million in 2029).
So, that means Baker’s $55 million will be about 17% of the cap in 2027, 15% in 2028 and 14% in 2029.
Love these people who think you can’t win a Superbowl with a high paid QB. The trick to doing it, though, is to have multiple dead years to spread it over the same way the Bucs did with Tom Brady and how the Chiefs have done it for years with Mahomes. I guess they think you need to find a miracle rookie and win it all within 5 years. Dump him and start all over again. Real dynasty builders, these people.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:02 pm
I love that Baker’s negotiating strategy was basically: “Pay me or I’ll continue being your quarterback extremely aggressively.”
September 8th, 2026 at 6:04 pm
This is a WEAK. DUMB Franchise. With THESE next TWO Drafts coming up. They could’ve gotten REAL GOOD in a HURRY, and been able to have signed the RIGHT HC (and GM). It’s WEAK. And, PATHETIC. What is soooo HILARIOUS too, is they ‘think’ they’re playing it SAFE (like the Steelers). When, in REALITY… They WILL see an EMPTY Ray-Jay SOON. And, moving forward from there, for an awfully looooong time. Tick-Tock. Tick-Tock. It’s COMING REAL SOON.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:05 pm
Quick everyone, let’s run to the Browns chat rooms. LOL
September 8th, 2026 at 6:05 pm
Now we know why the backup QB is an UDFA, so they are glad Jaylon Daniels showed up enough to not have to pay a vet. Not saying he didn’t earn it, but it makes sense for the future.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:05 pm
Sounds like what most people on here were guessing to begin with. $165 Million added to the $30 Million this year is about $50 Million a year for the next 4 years.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:06 pm
Worst day in Buccaneers History!!!!!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:06 pm
Beej
Thanks for the clarification…..that’s what I thought….
Maybe Joe will correct.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:07 pm
Munch on suicide watch….🤩
September 8th, 2026 at 6:07 pm
Now that Mayfield has his contract issue settled, he can really focus on endorsements and celebrity appearances!
Good Grief
September 8th, 2026 at 6:08 pm
At $55 mil per year, Baker is now paid the same as the Bengals’ Joe Burrow, the Bills’ Josh Allen, the Packers’ Jordan Love, the Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence and the Rams Matthew Stafford.
Congrats on the raise Baker. Now show us all that you deserve to be in that top tier.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:08 pm
@ Kidfloflo – NO ONE here GAF about TRASK. There were like 4 of them. Only further proving the Bros insecurities with it even more. The ONLY reason that 90% of the ENTIRE FANBASE wanted to SEE what the hell Trask could do at one time, was due to BAKER’S PLAY. Other than that, NO ONE was ever ‘attached’ to, or EVER gave a DAMN about Kyle Fricken TRASK. Get over it.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:09 pm
3-14…..if that! What a Joke of a Franchise!!!!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:10 pm
I gave JL credit as being an above average GM and have never called for his head.
If Baker doesn’t ball out I hope this costs him his job.
This makes zero sense, could have just tagged him, and even tagged him again.
Get a spine and stand up to the players, they walk all over him.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:11 pm
@ AlabamaBucsFan Says: “I’m reading that Mayfield’s 3rd year is a non-guaranteed year.”
Irrelevant. To any of us. That only means, that the GLAZERS won’t have to PAY HIM. It STILLLLL affects our DEAD CAP. We’ll still be PAYING FOR IT through 2032 and BEYOND. Watch.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:13 pm
Somebody go check on MeltdownJunior
September 8th, 2026 at 6:13 pm
Rod Munch – The cuk chair you have in the corner of your bedroom, time for you to go sit in it
September 8th, 2026 at 6:14 pm
Heavy & Melvin wanted Winston back. Sorry Boys!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:14 pm
My thoughts exactly. DR.
There are 12 other QBs that make similar money. Only 2 of them have won a SB.
Time to go show you’re worth it, Baker.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:14 pm
NFC CHAMPIONSHIP GAME OR BUST
GO BUCS
September 8th, 2026 at 6:14 pm
JA Says: “Depends on the terms, but if 90% of this contract is guaranteed we now have the most inept GM in the history of the NFL. Free agents? Goodbye! And there goes the Bowles replacement with someone who might want their own guy. Should’ve let him play out the season.”
It’s PATHETIC. A JOKE.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:14 pm
TampaBayBucFan Says:
September 8th, 2026 at 6:06 pm
Beej
Thanks for the clarification…..that’s what I thought….
Maybe Joe will correct
……………………….,……………,…………..
Well, in fairness, I listen to all the podcasts, and those dudes ALL sound like yankees, so how good at math could they BE?
September 8th, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Melvin, 40 year, Wisconsin, JA and Cosmos are like the little muppet judges – Statler and Waldorf -sitting in the balcony with their overly negative opinions. If you don’t like it move on
September 8th, 2026 at 6:16 pm
Scott—
The cap this year is 301 million. Does this contract include a raise this year? Do your history, math major, and you’ll discover that other than Patrick Mahomes for one year, before he lost all his players and his team began losing due to unaffordability, the biggest cap hit ever to win a Super Bowl was 14% by Steve Young. All the high-priced quarterbacks, and some far better than Baker, have one thing in common, they’ve never won a Super Bowl. And the 27’ cap is 311, not your fictional creation. Compute that!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:17 pm
Congrats to Baker and the Bucs. The Bucs didn’t want this contract thing hanging over their heads the entire season. Great job by Jason Licht and the front office. LFG!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:17 pm
So two older players, one past his prime for sure, talk and holdout and get rewarded. Not a good precedent. So what if another player does something similar?
I really wanted to see Bake play out this contract.
I like Bake but not at this price. Hrs good, but not great. Hasn’t won much and physically and athleticly limited.
We are paying him like a franchise QB. He has never shown that ability. Look at his W and L.
He fell apart the second half of the season. Not good in our playoff game two years ago.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:20 pm
I’m happy. Let’s play!!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:21 pm
@ Lou in srq says: “Congrats to Baker and the Bucs. We are loaded on paper now, time to ball out !
Our opponents will be walking the plank with a rebuilt front 7, plays will not have the extra seconds to let the plays develop, as qbs will be flattened from outside as well as inside. I just love physical play.”
This is just DELUSIONAL. It’s Stockholm Syndrome.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Defense Rules said – “At $55 mil per year, Baker is now paid the same as the Bengals’ Joe Burrow, the Bills’ Josh Allen, the Packers’ Jordan Love, the Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence and the Rams Matthew Stafford.”
That’s what their average salary works out to be, but dead years tacked on allow a team to take a much smaller cap hit.
Matthew Stafford has the highest cap hit of any QB in the league this season and it is $48,266,668.
Josh Allen’s cap hit this season is $44,228,000.
Joe Burrow’s is $37,599,784.
Jordan Love – $36,125,000
Trevor Lawrence – $24,000,000
And, of course, the highest paid QB of them all – Patrick Mahomes – whose average per year is $64 million is only on the books for a cap hit of $34,653,888 this season.
As you can see, nobody is even close to counting $55 million toward the cap this season.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:22 pm
Whats up with this teams fan base? This extension triggered a lot of you Baker Haters.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:23 pm
Does this Melvin will just go away and stop ruing the comments section for the rest of us fans??
September 8th, 2026 at 6:25 pm
@ Drunk Bucs Fan – Oh, noooo… I’ll be supporting a REAL FRANCHISE, who is in the current new-age modern day NFL. The Jacksonville Jaguars. They’ve always been MY 4th ‘favorite’ team anyway, behind only the Bucs, Bengals, and Chargers.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:25 pm
Can’t believe i’m about to say it, but I do give the Glazers credit for signing vita and baker.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:26 pm
This is awesome for Tampa Bay. We have a franchise QB till 2030, one that wont have to deal with a giselle this year
September 8th, 2026 at 6:29 pm
JA – “the biggest cap hit ever to win a Super Bowl was 14% by Steve Young”
So, I guess you are saying that the Rams don’t stand a chance of winning the Superbowl this year. Stafford’s average pay is $55 million now (18.3% of this year’s cap), although his cap hit this season is only $48,266,668 (16% of this year’s cap).
And no, Baker’s contract has nothing to do with this season. It is an extension, paying him $55 million per year the next three years (and maybe not even that, since we don’t know how much of the contract is actually guaranteed).
September 8th, 2026 at 6:32 pm
Love it!!!!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:35 pm
@ Bucinjim says: “Bye Melvin! Don’t let the door hit you in the A$$ in the way out. I’ve been a fan through Ray Perkins, Richard Williamson, Dilfer, Freeman, Winston, Fitzgerald, Vinny T etc. Never have I not supported this team. I highly doubt Mayfield or anyone else cares!”
I did too, back then… When, I was a little KID and didn’t know what I KNOW NOW. And, when I just liked the team period, and it didn’t really matter to me if they won or not… I always had HOPE. Now, is completely DIFFERENT. Because, there is NO EXCUSE for SUCH IGNORANCE in this modern day. And, there is NO HOPE
September 8th, 2026 at 6:36 pm
@Melvin,
Like the kids are saying these days, it’s not an airport. You don’t need to announce your departure.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:36 pm
JA – ” And the 27’ cap is 311, not your fictional creation.”
Really? You are stating as an absolute fact the exact salary cap for next season? At least I used the word approximately and have sources like Spotrac to fall back on.
Mark this down. We’ll see who is closer to being correct next year!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:37 pm
I am a Baker fan. I do not claim he is a top 3 NFL quarter. The Bucs won Superbowls with two different quarterbacks. One was average the other was the GOAT. Anything can happen with the right team. A lot of “pieces” have to come together.
Go Bucs!!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:37 pm
@ Steven007 says: “Mel, bye now. Maybe you can infest the Rays blogs with your crazy all cap nonsense. Now. We’re holding you to it. You said you’re a jaguars fan now and goodbye to the Bucs. Please be a man of your word.”
Oh, it’s not even a QUESTION. I mean, LMAO. It’s a GIVEN. Nothing but a BUNCH of total LOSERS.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:37 pm
LFB
September 8th, 2026 at 6:38 pm
I’ve been saying all along that the Bucs should offer Mayfield a solid three-year extension. Is it guaranteed to work out well? Of course not – nothing is – but it is/was their best bet.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:39 pm
Todd,
“Pay me….or I’m gonna continue being your QB extremely aggressively” 😂
That’s hilarious when you think about it like that. Your synopsis made me laugh!
September 8th, 2026 at 6:41 pm
I think they over paid about 5 million a year. Wonder if Mike Tomlin approves since he will be the coach next year after Bowles craps the bed again.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:41 pm
So according to the haters in here. Chiefs,bengals,bills,ravens ,Chargers, jaguars, in AFC and the rams,49rs, eagles, packers, cowboys, lions have no chance of winning the Super Bowl this year. That’s pretty much all the favored teams to win it this year.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:41 pm
This is the exact contract l said he would sign back in April
I don’t really understand why it took so long
September 8th, 2026 at 6:43 pm
@ Scott McKirahan Says: “Love these people who think you can’t win a Superbowl with a high paid QB.”
You’re NOT with THIS Quarterback. With THIS Organization. With THIS GM. And, THIS HC. Definitely, NOT with THOSE percentages… Even though, it is irrelevant regardless, due to the aforementioned.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:45 pm
Melvin just needs to go away and root for another team
September 8th, 2026 at 6:46 pm
Jeffbuc – “So according to the haters in here. Chiefs,bengals,bills,ravens ,Chargers, jaguars, in AFC and the rams,49rs, eagles, packers, cowboys, lions have no chance of winning the Super Bowl this year. That’s pretty much all the favored teams to win it this year.”
Yep, you get my point. That’s exactly what JA is saying.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:46 pm
Well we know who Melvin will be rooting for on Sunday! The Baker haters don’t deserve any mercy because they are themselves merciless! Nonetheless, I feel kind of sorry for for them.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:46 pm
Can anyone do a wellness check on RonMunch?
September 8th, 2026 at 6:47 pm
Dan Grazino (spelling??) says ‘27 and ‘28 are guaranteed and it is $110m in new money. Who knows if he’s correct?
The cap obligation would mean you are probably only dropping him if it really goes south or you have a good option on a rookie deal, for ‘29.
If this is correct it’s a good deal for both parties. He gets more cash and the team is protected and has some stability for ‘27 and ‘28. Additionally a solid to good vet qb under contract is attractive to a new HC if/when that happens.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:49 pm
@ HeavyE Says: “Worst day in Buccaneers History!!!!”
Absolutely. 💯. It’s all that needs to be said. All these WEAK Pom-Pom wavers, can HAVE IT. They love the misery. The same old current status quo is THEIR COMFORT.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:57 pm
@Bucnjim says: “Heavy & Melvin wanted Winston back. Sorry Boys.”
You’re a CLOWN Dude, and a LIAR. Everyone on here KNOWS WTF “I” WANTED. And, that was what was BEST for this franchise, and what would’ve gotten BACK on track AGAIN, for longterm sustained SUCCESS moving FORWARD.… A FRESH START. Just WAIT when they are 1-4 and then 3-6 at the Trade-Deadline. I’ve already stated MY-Plan, numerous times. And, that was for this franchise to get into the current new-age, MODERN DAY NFL.
September 8th, 2026 at 6:58 pm
Ladies… please stop clutching your pearls and think about this in terms of supply and demand. In 2027, there will be no FA QB available even CLOSE to the productivity you get from Mayfield. That leaves you with the draft. The experts say there are 5 or 6 top QB’s. If history holds true, one of the 6 will be very good….2 or 3 will be serviceable, and 2 or 3 will be horrible.
You either have a QB or you don’t. And you all REALLY want to let him walk and bank on Jalon Daniels and the draft? Really? You all can’t be serious. If they were to release Mayfield at the end of this year, he could start for one of 20 teams in 2027. He’s a proven veteran who, IMO is at the top of group not named Mahomes, Jackson or Allen.
Also…QB pay goes up significantly every year (as does the cap). This is a good deal for both sides. Please use your heads and keep emotion out of this. Do you really want another Doug Williams move by the franchise?
September 8th, 2026 at 6:59 pm
Now, it’s guaranteed he goes out Sunday and lays an egg. 😅
September 8th, 2026 at 7:01 pm
This whole QB salary cap thing got me thinking, so I ran some quick analyses through Google Gemini.
In the modern salary cap period, since 1996, teams with QB salaries > 13% only had a 1.4% chance of winning the Superbowl. Teams with QB salaries <= 13% had a 3.4% chance. So that definitely supports the argument people are making.
HOWEVER, in the same period, high$-QB teams had about a 60% chance of making the playoffs, while low$-QB teams had only about a 40% chance.
Since winning the SB is such a low-likelihood event, in either case, I think it makes more sense to maximize one's odds of making the playoffs. That's only a personal preference, though, and folks could obviously disagree.
September 8th, 2026 at 7:03 pm
It was nothing but a DESPERATE attempt by LICKT to try to save HIS & Bowles’ JOBS. He’s thinking it’s going to buy them at least 2-MORE YEARS, together. 💯 He doesn’t GAF about THIS Franchise. He’s looking out for HIMSELF FIRST. He knows HIS OWN limitations. He hasn’t even the FIRST CLUE, as to where else TO START. This Franchise is STUCK in the Stone Age.
September 8th, 2026 at 7:05 pm
Big Z says: “So two older players, one past his prime for sure, talk and holdout and get rewarded. Not a good precedent. So what if another player does something similar?
I really wanted to see Bake play out this contract.
I like Bake but not at this price. Hrs good, but not great. Hasn’t won much and physically and athleticly limited.
We are paying him like a franchise QB. He has never shown that ability. Look at his W and L.
He fell apart the second half of the season. Not good in our playoff game two years ago.”
It’s ABSURDITY. 💯
September 8th, 2026 at 7:07 pm
but i thought that the glazers and JL hate baker and refused to negotiate bc they didnt want him after this season?? i could have sworn that’s what buttmunch and melvin said..
September 8th, 2026 at 7:08 pm
Glazers got off the fence. No more CYA playing games with Baker’s head. Now at least at the worst, they have a chance to trade him. There was none with the FT. Good job Glazers. I really didn’t think it was going to happen. That low ball offer was a red herring. Waiting and using the tag was never going to happen so I thought he was gone. Now if they can give Baker an OC worth a damn, we might just shock some people. Go Bucs!!!!
September 8th, 2026 at 7:09 pm
“As you can see, nobody is even close to counting $55 million toward the cap this season.”
And, that’s why they’ll be PAYING FOR IT for a loooong time, AFTER he’s already LONG GONE. Just totally, SCREWED THEMSELVES (intentionally). And, that’s why it’s time to jump OFF. You just CANNOT support this. No way. No how. Cause, that is THE literal definition of “INSANITY.” And, having Stockholm Syndrome. Well, NOT this boy here.
September 8th, 2026 at 7:09 pm
That’s fantastic! I really didn’t think he would be back, but they really opened up the Coin Purse!
So Glad Mayfield will be our QB for the next 3 years! He got the money he deserved!.
Now- we just gotta build better O line depth for him!
September 8th, 2026 at 7:17 pm
Nowadays that’s the going rate for a franchise Qb in his prime. I love our bucs and I think I love when they spend team glaciers money even more. He is OUR QB and that’s all that is to it , so all the haters out there put that in your pipe and smoke it lol. Glorious news to come home to this evening.
September 8th, 2026 at 7:20 pm
OUTSTANDING!!!!
Don’t know what the guarantee is and don’t care. This was about offering him a longer deal because he deserves it. People commenting here like JA are absolute clueless.
Buccaneer fans should be rejoicing!!!!
What I don’t understand is why Joe acts surprised the deal got done when there was a “deadline.”
Those deadlines mean nothing. They always have and always will.
They’re part of negotiating, nothing more. I have been saying all along they would get a deal done before the season, they just had to offer him more years. I assumed four.
Is this three-year extension or three years including renegotiating this year?
Grateful they did