the reported details   1. 2026 90-man offseason roster bonus: $10 million (earned on third day after signing). 2. 2026 base salary: $10 mil...

PFT summary   "Under his prior contract, Mayfield was due to make $27 million in 2026. With the new money, that’s $192 million over four year...

“We felt like after giving it a lot of thought, that having the third year [of Mayfield’s contract extension] would be beneficial for us, too, because...

I think he is saying tag and trade

"how the NFL works"

Right. As is most often the case the two parties in the dispute, in this case LSU and the SEC, reached a resolution without court intervention. They...

Josh Q From 2019-2023, the Bucs had the same linebacker pairing of David and Devin White. White was used in a pass rush capacity on 20% of opponents...

Josh Q   Without his extension the Bucs were facing a real possibility of using the franchise tag on Baker Mayfield in 2027. But now the fran...

  Mayfield wanted that third year. In some ways he needed it. If he had accepted the Bucs’ offer in August of two years and $100+ million, as J...

Breer   Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield's new deal is for a total of $205 million over four years. The cashflow: $50 million this year, $50 mill...

there it is again   "How This Impacts The Bucs Going Forward Now with Baker Mayfield in the fold for the foreseeable future, the finances g...

  I must be explaining it incorrectly lol  

AlbertBreer: The Bucs reached back out to Baker Mayfield’s camp late last week—knowing the sides weren’t far off when talks broke off. Mayfield agreed...

Crazy times in college football

so like many negotiations the closing period was mostly polishing the deal so both sides could claim a win?