In a piece published on friday, espn nfl insider jeremy fowler explained why the new england patriots could take a big leap at signing baker mayfield if the tampa bay buccaneers let him reach free agency next month. “while tampa is the clear-cut favorite to re-sign mayfield, who is now a coveted free agent after a banner season with the buccaneers, anything can happen in free agency,” fowler said. “and the patriots’ new brain trust, led by lead personnel man eliot wolf and personnel executive alonzo highsmith, was part of the (cleveland browns) system that took mayfield no. 1).
In the 2018 draft, there was only one bullet point. They believed in him.” Mayfield was named comeback player of the year after former tampa bay offensive coordinator dave canales was replaced by the buccaneers, who now head coach the carolina panthers. With new head coach jerod mayo in charge, new england seems to be on track to sign mac jones, a first-round draft pick in 2021, and fowler said that signing mayfield would allow the patriots to use the club’s no. 82 pick this year.
The ohio state buckeyes’ wide receiver marvin harrison jr. is a 3rd overall draft pick for the ohio state buckeyes. Chris trapasso of cbs sports predicted that new england would land harrison via the third pick in a mock draft updated this past wednesday. Although mayo and others within the patriots’ ranks are unknown about mayfield this season, the 28-year-old has made no mistake about how he fared well during his one season in tampa bay. Some have linked mayfield to a potential move to the atlanta falcons, but it should be noted that buccaneers general manager jason licht will retain the signal-caller’s rights for 2024 by using the franchise tag before the march 5 deadline for teams to use their tags.
Gilberto manzano of sports illustrated and robert zeglinski of usa today’s for the win named mayfield on friday as one of the players who can expect to be tagged if they don’t sign contracts by march 5. “it’s very unlikely that he will not roam the tampa bay sideline in 2024,” zeglinski said about mayfield.
