The Bucs kept their 2023 core intact for another playoff run by re-signing quarterback Baker Mayfield on the eve of NFL free agency.
When our FOX Sports NFL staff ranked the league's top 50 free agents, the Bucs were the only team with three players in the top 20. Retaining them was a daunting task for a team coming off three straight division titles. But now, less than a day before Monday's window for free agents to open negotiations with new teams, the Bucs now have all three back under contract for 2024.
He has a $30 million salary in 2025, and $10 million is fully guaranteed now, with another $10 million guaranteed against injury. The third year is not guaranteed, so you can think of this as a two-year, $60 million contract that gives Mayfield two seasons to convince the Bucs he's worth keeping on a $40 million salary in 2026. With creative use of void years, his 2024 salary-cap number could be as low as $7 million.
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