Bucs' Baker Mayfield details what helped him revitalize his NFL career

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Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2018, has had an up-and-down pro football career.

The 28-year-old has played five seasons in the league and will suit up for his fourth NFL team when the 2023 season kicks off in September. 

After a turbulent end to his tenures with the Browns and the Panthers, Mayfield revealed that he was about to reboot his football career last season.

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Tampa Bay Buccaneers newly signed Quarterback Baker Mayfield addresses the media at the AdventHealth Training Center in Tampa, Florida, March 20, 2023. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Last December, the Los Angeles Rams claimed Mayfield off waivers from the Carolina Panthers.

Mayfield's tenure with the Rams appears to have been exactly what he needed at the time. The quarterback also expressed about moving into the next chapter of his career with the Buccaneers.

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"I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. It was the first time I had fun playing football in a few years," Mayfield said when he spoke about his stint with the Rams during a media call. "It brought that feeling of having that success and really remembering what it was all about, Kind of hit the reset button for me."

In 2020, Mayfield helped lift the Browns to its first postseason win in more than two decades, but his relationship with the organization quickly soured.

Mayfield's production for the 2021 season began to decline after he suffered a torn labrum, which further complicated his situation