Pat McAfee celebrates Baker Mayfield’s mega $100M contract
Associated PressBaker Mayfield signed a sizable three-year, $100 million deal with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and got plenty of salutes, including from retired NFL star Pat McAfee.
Mayfield will stay with the Buccaneers after leading them to a Wild Card upset over the 2022 NFC Champion Philadelphia Eagles last fall.
The Oklahoma product bounced back from a down 2022 season and earned every penny of his new deal. To which, McAfee and the NFL world gave him his just due.
NFL aficionados & analysts praise Baker Mayfield deal
News broke on Sunday afternoon that the Bucs tacked on Mayfield for three more years.
With $5 million in annual incentives, his potential earnings could total $115 million.
McAfee loudly congratulated Mayfield on X shortly after catching wind of the deal:
ESPN analyst Kendrick Perkins also took time to give Mayfield a shout-out:
Even fans, who’ve raked Mayfield over the coals for everything from his ego to his prior shortcomings as an efficient and downfield passer are giving credit where credit is due:
After all of the scrutiny that Mayfield has received in his six-year NFL career, his triumph comes at a deserving time.
Mayfield threw for 4,044 passing yards in 2023, his first time breaching the 4,000-yard marker. He also notched 28 passing TD’s with a respectable 1.8 interception percentage.
The 28-year-old now adds some serious change to his bank account. Love from the football world has got to be a pleasing cherry on top of his career day.