Baker Mayfield and Buccaneers go from being at odds at start of camp to a monster contract to start season - Fox News
Quarterback Baker Mayfield has signed a three-year, $165 million contract extension with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after initial contract negotiations stalled during training camp. The deal places Mayfield among the highest-paid quarterbacks in the NFL.
Why it matters
The contract reflects the volatile nature of NFL salary negotiations and the high market value placed on starting quarterbacks.
Baker Mayfield wasn't doing a new contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers once training camp began – until he did. He was headed to free agency after this season – until he wasn't. Funny how money has a way of changing things from one month to the next in the NFL. PATRICK MAHOMES LEAPS PAST DAK PRESCOTT AS NFL'S HIGHEST-PAID QB WITH RECORD CHIEFS EXTENSION WORTH $504.75M Mayfield has agreed to a three-year contract extension with the Bucs worth $165 million, OutKick has confirmed. The Bucs confirmed Mayfield isn't going anywhere. The $55 million the quarterback will get on an annual average basis ties Mayfield with Joe Burrow, Josh Allen, Jordan Love, Trevor Lawrence and Matthew Stafford as the league's third-highest paid QBs. Whether you think Mayfield should be in the same salary stratosphere as Burrow, Allen and last year's MVP is not the point. The Bucs think so.
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