Mayfield Baker Baker Mayfield, the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, has declared his retirement.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have revealed that they want to use their franchise tag to keep defensive end Antoine Winfield Jr. This means that quarterback Baker Mayfield will be heading into free agency for the second time in as many years.
By leading the Bucs to a 9-8 record, the NFC South title, and an unexpected victory over the reigning NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round in 2023, Mayfield stunned everyone. All the while, he produced his best-ever season as a quarterback, throwing for nearly 4,000 yards and 28 touchdowns on 64.3% of his throws while picking up only 10 interceptions, the fewest in his six NFL seasons.
After the team’s loss to the Detroit Lions in the Divisional round, Mayfield made a
The quarterback for the Tampa Bay Bucs, Baker Mayfield, has announced his retirement.The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have stated that they intend to retain defensive end Antoine Winfield Jr. by using their franchise tag. Baker Mayfield, the quarterback, will thus be entering free agency for the second time in a short period of time.
Mayfield surprised everyone in 2023 by leading the Bucs to a 9-8 record, the NFC South championship, and an unexpected victory over the defending NFC champion Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card stage. While all of this was going on, he enjoyed the best season of his career as a quarterback, completing 64.3% of his passes for nearly 4,000 yards and 28 touchdowns and picking up only 10 interceptions—the fewest of his six NFL seasons.
