The Tampa Bay Buccaneers Are Staying Put At Quarterback For The Moment
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers just made their biggest (or perhaps second biggest) announcement of the 2024 off-season: they are re-signing quarterback Baker Mayfield to a 3 year, $100 million deal.
These kind of mid-range deals were once non existent: you either got paid as a backup or bridge QB, or reset the market as an elite, franchise quarterback.
Nowadays, with the skyrocketing prices of quarterback contracts, even whilst considering the ever inflating salary cap, that just rose to $250 million for this season, a new market has emerged: the “good starting quarterback” market.
Recent examples of this include Geno Smith’s 3 year, $75 million ($25 million APY), Jimmy Garoppolo’s 3 year, $72.75 million deal ($24.25 APY), and now Baker Mayfield’s slightly larger – although he did just get the Bucs to the divisional round of the playoffs, 3 year, $100 million new extension ($33.33 million APY).
Baker Mayfield Finally Getting Veteran Extension
The real winner here is Mayfield himself, who, after a tough last 3 years, during which he started games for 4 different teams, seems to have finally found a place where he can both thrive and help contribute to a still competitive team’s success.
Unsurprisingly, Baker was very pleased to have gotten his first official long-term extension, per Adam Schefter.
Baker Mayfied confirmed the three-year deal. “I wanted a chance to come back,” Mayfied said. “I love coach Bowles and the staff. I’m happy to be here and I want to win more in the postseason.” https://t.co/Y4mRr8sGOI
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 10, 2024
How Do Bucs Fans Feel About The Team Re-Signing Mayfield?
It seems like, whilst not emphatically thrilled, the Bucs are quietly pleased that they have locked up their guy, especially considering the dearth of other options and potential aggressive counter moves from other QB needy teams for the former 1st overall pick.
3 years 100 million dollars 💰
We got our Guy Tampa Bay LFG BUCS 🏈🙌💪 pic.twitter.com/R2HYUmF6Se— REALBUCFAN77💯 (@Gobucs1977Ph) March 10, 2024
Baker for 3 years / $100M. Bucs executed a post-Brady strategy more successfully in a few months than the Patriots did in 4 years.
— Wildes (@kevinwildes) March 10, 2024
Looks like we have forever QB1 for the next few years. It’s time I get a Baker jersey !!!! Thanks to Jason Licht for getting things worked out before chaos happens tomorrow and forward this week. LETS KEEP BAKIN MAN 🥲🎉🙏❤️🏴☠️ #GoBucs pic.twitter.com/VXEBxmU4gD
— CHAMPA BAY (@bucsnationx210) March 10, 2024
Much of the reaction also centered around kudos for the 2023 Pro Bowler on getting his first major pay day (outside of the mere $32 million rookie he signed as a first round pick in 2018)
Baker is reportedly closing in on a 3-Year $100M deal to stay with the Bucs 🤯🔥
What a payday for the guy @bakermayfield 💰 pic.twitter.com/T26nPM0bHJ
— Red Dirt Media (@RedDirtMediaCo) March 10, 2024
He made the 5-12 season fun again
Happy for Baker he earned it 💯 pic.twitter.com/hcNEEUCLIo
— Ramsoholic (@ShayTweetedThat) March 10, 2024
It looks like the Buccaneers faithful are happy about the Baker contract resolution for now. Let’s hope that Baker can continue the form into next season, especially now that he will be without offensive coordinator and quarterback guru, Dave Canales, who left earlier this off-season to become the head coach of the Carolina Panthers.
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