Baker Mayfield: 5 things to know about the QB expected to replace Tom Brady on the Bucs

• Baker Mayfield replaces Tom Brady with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for the 2023-2024 NFL season.
• Baker has been an NFL quarterback since 2018, starting with the Cleveland Browns.
• Baker played for three NFL teams during his career, not including the Bucs.

Tom Brady officially retired “forever” from the NFL after 23 seasons on February 1, 2023. “I know the lawsuit was a big deal last time around. You just got a super exciting retirement essay and I used mine last year,” he said in the 53-second video he shared on social media, which can be seen below. “I really appreciate each of you for supporting me, my family, my friends, my teammates, my competitors. I could go on and on. … Thanks guys for letting me live my absolute dream. I wouldn’t change anything.”

Really grateful on this day. Thanks 🙏🏻❤️ pic.twitter.com/j2s2sezvSS

—Tom Brady (@TomBrady) February 1, 2023

While fans weren’t convinced he was officially done with football, considering he retired and subsequently retired from playing in 2022, the 45-year-old legend confirmed that he had, in fact, stopped playing for the NFL. That said, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers found themselves looking for a new quarterback to sign, and according to various reports, they have found one. The Buccaneers are ready to sign Mayfield baker to a one-year contract worth up to $8.5 million, pursuant to nfl. With the reported big trade, he reads on to learn more about new Tampa Bay quarterback Baker Mayfield.

Baker Mayfield began his NFL career with the Cleveland Browns

Baker Reagan Mayfield, 27, was drafted by the Cleveland Browns for the first time in the 2018 NFL Draft, kicking off his NFL career. The Browns had just gone 0-16 in 2017 and were only the second team in NFL history to do so. Baker made his mark in the third game of the season after the Browns’ starting quarterback tyrod taylor he was pulled from the game due to injury. Baker ended up converting the 0-14 game loss into a 21-17 win over the New York Jets, the team’s first win since 2016.

Baker passed for 3,725 yards and 27 touchdowns that season and even broke the rookie record for touchdown passes, according to his website. He was later named NFL Rookie of the Year by the Pro Football Writers of America.

Baker Mayfield played on three NFL teams in four years

The Carolina Panthers picked up Baker after Cleveland started chasing him Deshaun Watson, his current QB. Mayfield started the season as a starter but was sidelined after injuring his ankle in October 2022. He eventually returned to action but was sidelined due to lackluster performances. The Panthers then released Mayfield and the Los Angeles Rams signed him in December 2022.

Baker Mayfield is a married man

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Baker married his girlfriend Emily Wilkinson in Malibu, California on July 6, 2019, after the couple made their public debut in early 2018. A week before their wedding, Emily shared a sweet video with Baker and reflected on him asking his hand in marriage. “A year ago you asked me to stay with you forever, and next weekend we officially say ‘I do’,” she wrote on June 30, 2019. “I truly am the luckiest girl alive.”

Baker was last talked about the wedding when she celebrated its second anniversary along with a carousel of photos during the special day. “2 years,” she captioned the post. “I can’t believe how quickly this happened. Cheers to dance and laugh much more.

Baker Mayfield loves being a little brother

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Baker was born to James AND Gina Mayfield in Austin, Texas on April 14, 1995. He has one brother, matt mayfield, who is five years older and also grew up playing sports. Baker once confessed that she loves being the baby of the family and wished her mother a wonderful Mother’s Day in 2021. “Happy Mother’s Day to all mothers, but especially to this sweet lady!” she captioned an earlier Instagram post that featured her mother to him. “I love you mom, thank you for not having any more children and for becoming the middle child.”

Baker Mayfield helped change the NCAA rules

After turning down offers from Washington State, Florida Atlantic, and RiceBaker, Mayfield joined the Texas Tech University football team as a freshman. He became the starting quarterback, and for a reason: By the end of his rookie season in 2013, he had thrown for 2,315 yards on 218 of 340 completions and 12 touchdowns, according to his website. However, he dropped out of school when he discovered that his success would not get him a scholarship.

He was then accepted to Oklahoma, but because he transferred from another Big 12 school, he missed a year of eligibility to play in the 2014-2015 season. Baker and his family have tried to appeal the rule multiple times, pointing out that his case shouldn’t count because he was a backup at Texas Tech and never a scholarship drafted player. However, in June 2016, the Baker Rule was passed and a player without a written scholarship offer from the school he intended to transfer from became eligible to play at a new intra-conference school without penalty.

Baker capped off his college career with the 2017 Heisman Trophy, which is the highest award a college player can receive.

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