Emeka Egbuka Injury Update: How His Week 1 Availability Unlocks Baker Mayfield and the Buccaneers Offense

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield got the deal he wanted. Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers agreed on a new contract Tuesday, five days ahead of the season opener. A person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press it's a $165 million,

Mayfield is locked in for the immediate future. If he struggles, head coach Todd Bowles won't be.

Mike Ehrmann / The Tampa Bay Buccaneers looked like they could be headed toward another NFC South title when they reached their Week 9 bye at 6-2 in 2025. Instead, they were plagued by injuries, dropped seven of their final nine games and lost the division tiebreaker to the Carolina Panthers.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Baker Mayfield have agreed to a three-year, $165 million extension, putting an end to one of the summer’s most dramatic contract standoffs.

Mayfield has agreed to a three-year, $165 million extension with the Buccaneers, just hours before the Bucs kick off their season, keeping their QB1 in Tampa Bay for the foreseeable future. Adam Schefter broke the news on X .

Baker Mayfield says Bucs first-round pick Rueben Bain Jr. is “going to be a monster” and praised Tampa Bay’s revamped defensive front.