The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have made it clear they want to bring back Baker Mayfield as their starting quarterback, and it sure seems like the feeling is mutual between both parties.
That said, money talks, and Mayfield should have no shortage of suitors in free agency if he indeed hits the open market without a long-term extension from the Bucs, especially coming off the best season of his career.
One surprise team that could be emerging as a threat to poach Mayfield away from the Bucs?
The New England Patriots are the dark-horse candidate, according to NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah:
"We've all assumed that Baker [Mayfield] just goes right back to Tampa.