Baker Mayfield, playing with what appeared to be an injured left leg, willed the Buccaneers to a come-from behind 20-19 victory over the Texans on Monday night. The Bucs did what they do, starting 2-0 for a fifth consecutive season. The Texans fell to 0-2. The Bucs scored touchdowns on their first two possessions as Mayfield hit Ryan Miller for …
Read More »In Week 1, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ offense didn’t do a lot, but Baker Mayfield came up huge when it mattered for a win. After two weeks, it’s a trend. The Buccaneers hadn’t scored in the second half when the Houston Texans scored just before the two-minute warning to take a 19-14 lead. Tampa Bay was without both tackles and …
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Just after the Buccaneers completed their joint practice with the Steelers, head coach Todd Bowles told reporters that all starters aside from Mike Evans and Lavonte David would play in Saturday’s preseason game. But upon further review, Bowles wants to hold out one more starter. Via Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times, Bowles decided after reviewing tape of Thursday’s …
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Shedeur Sanders was going to make headlines regardless of how he played in his NFL preseason debut. But, following a superb performance in which his 138 passing yards, 19 rushing yards and two touchdowns helped the Cleveland Browns cruise to a 30-10 victory over the Carolina Panthers, Sanders didn’t hold back from media personnel. 4 It was all smiles between …
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A fight broke out on the field at the Buccaneers’ and Titans’ joint practice today, and Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield enjoyed getting in the middle of it. Asked about it after practice, Mayfield said he and his teammates aren’t going to back down to anyone. “It’s gonna happen, and our group’s not gonna back down,” Mayfield said. “You’re going to …
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Quarterback Baker Mayfield is out of Buccaneers practice on Friday after getting dinged in Thursday’s workout. Tom Pelissero of NFL Media reports that Mayfield suffered a contusion on his throwing hand during the session. Pelissero adds that Mayfield underwent scans as a precaution and that he is considered day-to-day heading into the weekend. Mayfield has not missed a game since …
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Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield hasn’t signed a contract extension, but there has been a significant change to his current pact. Mayfield is signed through the 2026 season on a deal that did not originally guarantee any of the money he’s set to receive in the final year of the deal. During an interview with Pete Prisco of CBS Sports, Mayfield …
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Jenna LaineJul 28, 2025, 03:38 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being one of the top best …
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TAMPA, Fla. — Baker Mayfield’s evolution is far from complete. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers franchise quarterback is coming off the best year of his career, which began with a life-changing contract, continued with the birth of his first daughter and wrapped with personal bests of a 10-7 record, 4,500 passing yards and 41 touchdowns. But for Mayfield, it’s not enough. …
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Quarterback Baker Mayfield has found a home with the Buccaneers. The 30-year-old quarterback had the best season of his career in 2024, completing 71.4 percent of his passes for 4,500 yards with 41 touchdowns — all career highs. He’s under contract with the Bucs through 2026. But if he puts up another season like last year, one could argue he’s …
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