Bucs' Mayfield: Contract talks 'not anywhere close...
Key takeaways
- General manager Jason Licht has said multiple times this offseason that there isn't a specific timeline the Bucs are working off of.
- "Obviously, yes, I would love to have a long-term deal done, but they know my deadline: As soon as training camp starts, we're not doing any contract stuff.
- Mayfield is entering the third year of a three-year contract extension signed in 2024.
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TAMPA, Fla. -- Speaking publicly for the first time this offseason, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield said that contract extension talks are "are not anywhere close to what we were thinking" and that it's "time to get something done long-term."
General manager Jason Licht has said multiple times this offseason that there isn't a specific timeline the Bucs are working off of. But Mayfield said he and his agent, Tom Mills, provided one: by training camp, which will open in late July.
"Obviously, yes, I would love to have a long-term deal done, but they know my deadline: As soon as training camp starts, we're not doing any contract stuff. It's all ball," Mayfield said. "It's not up to me and when that gets done by. So hopefully before that. If not -- still gonna have a good year."