Jason Licht: Bucs Have Had Many Good Contract Talks With Baker Mayfield Camp
March 30th, 2026
There is confidence at One Buc Palace that the Bucs will have the resolution they’re seeking when it comes to the future of Baker Mayfield in Tampa.
Sitting in a hotel lobby in Phoenix this afternoon at the NFL owners meetings, Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht fielded a question from Joe after Licht noted how the team loves Mayfield and feels good about how things will go when it comes to extending his contract.
Mayfield’s three-year, $100 million ends after the 2026 season. Licht confirmed he’s in regular talks with the Mayfield camp.
JoeBucsFan.com: [In 2024,] Tristan Wirfs sat out a practice because his contract extension wasn’t finished. Does it concern you that the quarterback position could reach a situation like that? And is it different when it’s a quarterback? And is that something you want to avoid?
Buccaneers GM Jason Licht: We have constant, we’ve had a lot of good conversations with Baker’s representives. Like I said, that is always on our mind. Baker is a true professional. He’s a leader of this team. I have confidence we’re going to be ok.
It sure felt today like a Mayfield contract extension is more of a “when” than an “if.”
March 30th, 2026 at 4:08 pm
😊
Good ?
Enough?
Baker is holding the pen and in the driver’s seat
If Jason believes his own hype about how good the team is he’d get Baker to sign a new contract now.
Jason and Bowels benefit of the doubt
Done run OUT!
March 30th, 2026 at 4:10 pm
can we trade Baker for Deshaun Watson ? they both have one year left on their contracts – maybe we give Watson a new three-year contract like Bowles & Licht – draft a new PK and P and we’re all set
March 30th, 2026 at 4:12 pm
Sounds exactly like the ME13 negotiations. How’d that one turn out again???
Not that I want Mayfield resigned. Quite the contrary. Let him walk after 2026.
The only way I would keep him is if we got a couple wins in the playoffs.
Make the NFC title game and play to win, then he could be retained.
But that simply will not happen. Bowles as the HC\DC is not capable of such things.
March 30th, 2026 at 4:16 pm
One of the Joe’s has been saying this since the beginning of the offseason
March 30th, 2026 at 4:35 pm
They will give Baker 4 years $224 Million
Get ready for it Bucs fans
March 30th, 2026 at 4:36 pm
LynchMob50 Says:
March 30th, 2026 at 4:12 pm
You would be a terrible GM.
March 30th, 2026 at 4:37 pm
If he plays hurt again expect 2026 to
RINSE AND REPEAT season. SMH
March 30th, 2026 at 4:37 pm
Bingo!
Lakeland
March 30th, 2026 at 4:37 pm
let him walk after this season…..Playoffs with Baker …your crazy 8 wins max no playoffs!
March 30th, 2026 at 4:40 pm
Todd is afraid of benching Baker when he is hurt. SMH
March 30th, 2026 at 4:44 pm
Lakeland, you wanna pay Baker 56M a year for 4 years? That would be insane!
March 30th, 2026 at 4:47 pm
Scissors
Market prices
It is what it is
March 30th, 2026 at 4:48 pm
Baking with Robinson: I don’t think Baker was playing hurt during that final stretch so much as playing scared. Not of getting hit or hurt – he’s as tough as they come, but of taking sacks, getting stripped, needing more points to win than the team could get. He needs a better oline and needs more calm under pressure. Not more guts, more calm…two different things.
March 30th, 2026 at 4:49 pm
If Baker doesn’t get an extension that means rebuild.
March 30th, 2026 at 4:59 pm
yep extend Baker for 224M – Mayfield and Godwin will be on IR by November –
March 30th, 2026 at 5:01 pm
Keeping Baker is a commitment to losing because that’s all hes ever done. Healthy or “injured” the Bucs lose under his “leadership”. It makes no sense to give an oft-injured player ad guaranteed multi-year deal after missing the playoffs. But the Bucs kept Bowles so not much makes sense with the team addicted to mediocrity.
March 30th, 2026 at 5:07 pm
Extension Done
3 Years 150 Million
6 Million in incentives
33 million signing bonus.
March 30th, 2026 at 5:16 pm
We should extend Baker, hopefully $48-$53 a yr. With ME not talking to $25+ they have some money to spend. I’m a fan since 1976 and ME best offensive player period! But he can’t stay healthy unfortunately. Nothing but positivity for ME unless we meet! Baker didn’t have a good season bc his OC sucked. Let’s give Robinson a chance. GO BUCS🏈
March 30th, 2026 at 5:17 pm
4 years, $180,000,000
March 30th, 2026 at 5:44 pm
If Baker resigns prior to the start of the season, it will be team friendly with incentives! Four years, 140 million with 60 million in incentives over the four years!
March 30th, 2026 at 5:47 pm
No more than $40mil + incentives/ year
March 30th, 2026 at 5:59 pm
i tried to tell everyone baker is your qb for now and the future, you don’t have to like it, you just have to live with it. or just don’t watch buc games this season
March 30th, 2026 at 6:03 pm
This has Jerry Jones/Dak Prescott/Dallas Cowboys feel to it.
March 30th, 2026 at 6:11 pm
Bright Licht wants this deal done…as it would speak to his inexplicable job security. I’m more of the AC/DC loving Joe vs the Ring of Honor/Fire one ( assuming they aren’t the same Joe).
March 30th, 2026 at 6:18 pm
This will be the Biggest Mistake in Buccaneers History!!!!
March 30th, 2026 at 6:33 pm
Baker is going to be re-signed. Get over it Trask fans.
March 30th, 2026 at 6:40 pm
Whatever the owners and coaches think he’s worth since they are the only ones that matter and really know what goes on behind the scenes. But we are getting ready to find out what they think about him.
March 30th, 2026 at 6:43 pm
Yeah HeavyE, you have been right so many times before😵💫
March 30th, 2026 at 6:47 pm
We make the playoffs if the team stays healthy, not if Mayfield plays well. He could play really well and we don’t make it because other position groups are out or not playing well. You don’t fire a quarterback if the team doesn’t have success if it’s not his fault! What complete nonsense is on here. The truth is, we have a bunch of fans from other teams on here trying to get Mayfield for themselves. Anyone that cannot see Mayfield is an incredible talent is delusional or has an agenda. Re-sign him as soon as humanly possible. Don’t risk having to franchise tag him and make him angry. Work with him to pay him reasonably and not hurt our chances with making the rest of the team better!