SUMMARY
- Baker Mayfield plays as a quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFL.
- Mayfield agrees to a contract extension of $115 million with the Buccaneers.
Baker Mayfield, the quarterback of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, extended his stay with the franchise by agreeing to a lucrative deal. Mayfield began his football journey at Lake Travis High School. The quarterback guided his high school to a record of 25-2 in two seasons.
Mayfield’s stats while finishing high school was fantastic, as he managed 6,255 passing yards, 67 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. The 28-year-old then began attending Texas Tech University but played for them only one season in 2013. He moved to the University of Oklahoma in 2014 and continued to play until 2017.
During his college career, the quarterback played 48 games for two universities. In those fixtures, Mayfield performed 1,026 passes, attempted 1,497 passes, and covered 14,607 yards, 131 touchdowns, and 30 interceptions. While the quarterback also rushed for 1,083 yards and attempted 404 rushes. During his college football career, Mayfield won the Heisman Trophy, the Maxwell Award, the Walter Camp Award, the Davey O’Brien Award, and more.
How much does Baker Mayfield earn in his NFL career?
Baker Mayfield signed an entry-level contract with the Cleveland Browns in 2018 when he agreed to a four-year deal for $32,682,980. The contract includes a signing bonus of $21,849,440 and a guaranteed $32,682,980.
In 2023, Mayfield moved to the Bucs and signed a one-year deal worth $4,000,000. That deal also contained a signing bonus of $2,875,000 and a guaranteed amount of $4,000,000. After ending his one-year deal with the Bucs this year, the quarterback extended his time with the franchise.
Baker Mayfield signed a 1-year deal worth $4 million to sign with the #Buccaneers last year.
He now signs a 3-year deal worth up to $115M.
Quite the pay raise. He earned it. pic.twitter.com/amoXzsVVwT
— JPAFootball (@jasrifootball) March 10, 2024
Mayfield signed a deal worth $100,000,000, which will bring the maximum value up to $115 million due to the inclusion of $5 million incentives per year. The new deal holds a guaranteed sum of $50,000,000. During six seasons, the quarterback’s total earnings are estimated to be $55,256,674. As of 2024, Mayfield potentially has a net worth of $25 million.
Baker Mayfield’s NFL stats and achievements
Since making his debut for the Browns in 2018 against the New York Jets, the quarterback until the end of last season made 93 appearances in the league. Mayfield completed 1,750 passes successfully from 2,825 attempts, covered 20,332 yards, and scored 130 touchdowns. Bucs number six also attempted 251 rushes, covered 823 rushing yards, and had seven touchdowns in regular seasons.
During the postseason, the quarterback made four starts completed 92 passes from 148 attempts, and covered 1,153 yards, ten touchdowns, three interceptions, 12 rushes attempted, 45 rushing yards covered, and nine sacks. Regarding achievements, Mayfield appeared in one Pro Bowl and was on the PFWA All-Rookie Team.