Bucs officially name Tom Brady successor: 'Time to Bake'

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Tom Brady’s successor has been named in Tampa Bay. 

Buccaneers head coach Todd Bowles named Baker Mayfield as the starting quarterback as Tampa Bay prepares to open the 2023 regular season against the Minnesota Vikings, with Kyle Trask backing up the No. 1 pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. 

Buccaneers quarterbacks Kyle Trask and Baker Mayfield participate in drills during training camp on Aug. 1, 2023, in Tampa, Florida. (Cliff Welch/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

"Baker is our starting quarterback. Kyle is No. 2," Bowles told reporters Tuesday. 

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The Buccaneers' social media team posted the news to X, formerly known as Twitter, shortly after the announcement was made. 

Mayfield and Trask have been competing for the right to replace Brady during training camp, with the first unofficial depth chart listing the starting quarterback position as Mayfield "OR" Kyle Trask.

Mayfield was given the starting nod for the first preseason game, completing eight of nine passes for 63 yards and a touchdown. 

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Baker Mayfield of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers takes the field before the preseason game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium on Aug. 19, 2023, in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

Trask got the start against the New York Jets in Week 2 of the preseason, throwing for 218 yards and a touchdown as Mayfield sat. 

The Bucs signed Mayfield to a one-year deal in the offseason after he played for two teams during the 2022 NFL season. 

Mayfield is looking for a fresh start as he plays for his