Baker Mayfield’s NFL career hasn’t exactly gone to plan since his first overall 2018 NFL Draft selection by the Cleveland Browns.
The quarterback spent three years with the Browns, before playing for two teams in 2022 in the Carolina Panthers and the Los Angeles Rams. Baker, 28, now finds himself at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he has a chance to revive his NFL career and help the Sunshine State-based franchise replace the iconic Tom Brady, who retired for the second time earlier this year.
However, if he’s going to extend his one-year, $4million (£3.18m) deal, he’s going to have to compete with Kyle Trask for the starting job. “Kyle (Trask) is just the Steady Eddie,” Bucs general manager Jason Licht said. “He works very hard. He’s very smart. Nothing seems to rattle Kyle.
