Baker Mayfield says he’s ‘never going to be Tom Brady’ after signing with Buccaneers

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Baker Mayfield is on his fourth team in less than a year, a career trajectory the former No. 1 overall pick did not see coming. 

Mayfield signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week after spending the 2022 season with the Carolina Panthers and the Los Angeles Rams following four years with the Cleveland Browns. 

Quarterback Baker Mayfield of the Carolina Panthers looks on against the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium on Nov. 20, 2022, in Baltimore. (Rob Carr/Getty Images)

He’ll now be competing with second-round pick Kyle Trask for the right to replace Tom Brady as the starting quarterback of the Bucs. 

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He’ll have massive shoes to fill after the seven-time Super Bowl champion retired in February. 

But the Heisman Trophy winner says he's not out to be another Tom Brady. 

"Listen, I'm never going to be Tom Brady," Mayfield said Monday, according to ESPN. "There's a reason he's won so many Super Bowls. He's the greatest of all time. There's no doubt about that. I'm not going to try to be Tom. I'm going to be me. That's what has gotten me to this point. We're going to do it differently, but that's what makes this league so special. Everybody puts their own touch on it."

The past year has been a turbulent one for Mayfield, who was traded to the Panthers in the summer after the Browns acquired Deshaun Watson in a trade with the Houston Texans. 

Baker Mayfield of the Los Angeles Rams celebrates after throwing the game-winning touchdown against the Las Vegas Raiders at SoFi Stadium on Dec. 8, 2022, in Inglewood, California. (Ronald