NEWS FLASH: Tempabay Buccaneers Star Returns…
Mayfield will receive $30 million in 2024 and $30 million in 2025, with a $20 million guarantee for the second year of the contract, according to the Tampa Bay Times. The quarterback would earn $40 million by 2026.
Following three seasons of playing for four different teams, Mayfield’s career was given new life in 2023 when he signed a one-year contract with the Bucs following Tom Brady’s retirement, helping the team win the NFC South for the third consecutive year.
The No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 draft avoided costly mistakes that dogged his previous employment with the Cleveland Browns, Carolina Panthers, and Los Angeles Rams, posting a career-best 4,044 yards and 28 touchdowns.
