Baker Mayfield assaulted a fan, leading to his imprisonment.

 

Baker Mayfield, the quarterback for the Tampa Bay Bucs, was arrested for shoving a supporter.

Among many involved in and around professional football in Western Florida, there is no greater curiosity than to know who the quarterback for the Buffalo Bills will be in 2024. It is expected to be current starter Baker Mayfield, who got the team to the playoffs and even to the divisional round after replacing Tom Brady on a make-good contract. However, Mayfield is a free agent, and NFL free agency may occasionally go awry.

It’s a good idea to have a plan B in case things don’t work out. It appears that one well-known Buccaneers figure, former coach Bruce Arians, who continues to advise general manager Jason Licht, has a backup plan. Michael Penix, the quarterback for Washington, is the one who guided the Huskies to the national championship game this year.

Prior to that game, Penix had thrown for 430 yards on 29 of 38 passes versus Texas in the Sugar Bowl, with two touchdowns and no interceptions.

Regarding the football grade, Arians told the Tampa Bay Times’ Rick Stroud, “I appreciate him because he does stuff I want to do.” He displays it on the pitch. He tosses the ball up the field with the highest accuracy I’ve seen in fifteen years. simply to persevere through the final game after suffering a torn ankle. However, what he did to Texas was absurd.

By passing twice, Michael Penix Jr. set a school record.

Penix had an incredible season last year, leading the country in passing (4,903 yards in 15 games, surpassing his own Washington record he set in 2022) and doing so by over 400 yards more than Oregon’s Bo Nix, who was ranked second. With 36 touchdowns, he was third in all of college football. He is the perfect quarterback for the Bucs, as Arians pointed out.

However, Penix’s lengthy and inconsistent injury history makes him unlikely to be selected in the first round. After transferring from Indiana for his final two years of eligibility, he was a sixth-year senior last year. He had to have season-ending surgery for a ruptured ACL in his right knee twice, in 2018 and 2020. In May, he turns 24.

Arians told Stroud, “I think that tells everything about the kid—how tough he is to overcome all that.” Afterward, perform as he did this year. The medical professionals will now tug and pull and perform other tasks when you arrive at the combine. It will be of medical grade for you.

A No. 2 quarterback for the Buccaneers would be best drafted

Due to his age and knee issues, Penix is probably going to be selected in the second round of the NFL draft. Additionally, he has experienced two shoulder injuries that have cut short his seasons. The Buccaneers have the 26th pick in the first round and should use it on a cornerback or offensive lineman, two of the best positions in the draft, but they also have the option to take a chance on Penix in the second round. In most mock drafts, he ends up there.

Because of the Raiders’ trade-up, Penix is actually projected by Pro Football Focus to be the second pick in the second round. In Round 2, the Bucs are ranked 56th. Penix might be a possibility if he is on the board, even in the event that Mayfield resigns.

However, Penix may not be the only long-term quarterback option for the Buccaneers. This is a historically rich QB class, as Arians notes.

Based on the video, this crop of quarterbacks may be the best to emerge in the last ten or fifteen years. Some of the men are tossing it, and others are doing the 40-yard dash in 4.5 seconds. Arians told Stroud, “The passers in this draft are just phenomenal.”