Sources - Buccaneers, Baker Mayfield agree on 3-year, $100M deal - ESPN

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers and quarterback Baker Mayfield agreed to a three-year deal for $100 million in total and $50 million guaranteed, sources told ESPN on Sunday.

Mayfield is set to make $30 million in 2024, $30 million with $20 million guaranteed in 2025 and $40 million in 2026, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter. There's $5 million per year in incentives, brining up the maximum value of the contract to $115 million.

Mayfield confirmed the deal in a statement to Schefter.

«I wanted a chance to come back,» Mayfield said. «I love coach Bowles and the staff. I'm happy to be here and I want to win more in the postseason.»

Mayfield signed with the Buccaneers on a one-year deal worth $4 million in March 2023, charging him with the monumental task of replacing seven-time Super Bowl winner Tom Brady.

Mayfield led the Bucs to impressive road victories at the Minnesota Vikings in Week 1 and at the New Orleans Saints in Week 4. But it was what he managed to do late in the season — leading the Bucs to victories in five out of the last six games — that dramatically changed the fortune of his team and revived his career.

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First there was the comeback victory at the Atlanta Falcons in Week 14 where Mayfield connected with tight end Cade Otton with 36 seconds left for an 11-yard touchdown for a 29-25 win. Then in Week 15, Mayfield became the first opposing quarterback in NFL history to post a perfect 158.3 passing rating at Lambeau Field when the Bucs defeated the Green Bay Packers 34-20. In that game, he threw for 381 yards and four