The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will enter the 2023 offseason with a hole at quarterback left by the retirement of Tom Brady after three seasons and one Super Bowl with the organization.
Brady retired «for good» in February, pitching a potential franchise rebuild just a few seasons after they won the Super Bowl over Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs. Tampa Bay had Kyle Trask and Blaine Gabbert on the roster to back Brady, but 2023 could be different.
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Baker Mayfield, #17 of the Los Angeles Rams, looks on during the first quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field on January 8, 2023 in Seattle. (Steph Chambers/Getty Images)
Tampa Bay is expected to target Baker Mayfield, the former No. 1 overall pick who played for the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams in 2022, in free agency, the NFL Network reported. Mayfield could reportedly be considered the «sensible pick» as the Buccaneers take a look at the veteran quarterback market.
Mayfield appeared in 12 games between the Panthers and Rams last season. He was acquired by the Panthers from the Cleveland Browns prior to the start of the 2022 season. He had 2,163 passing yards, 10 touchdown passes, and eight interceptions during the year.
Los Angeles Rams number 17 Baker Mayfield warms up for the game against the Denver Broncos at SoFi Stadium on December 25, 2022 in Inglewood, California. (Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
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Trask was a second-round pick out of Florida in 2021. He made one appearance last season, going 3-of-9 passing for 23 yards.
Gabbert, another former first-round pick, has been with the Buccaneers since 2020. He has appeared in 11 games for Tampa Bay and has amassed 239 passing yards and three touchdowns.
Kyle Trask, #2 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, drops back to pass during the second half against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on January 8, 2023 in Atlanta. (Todd Kirkland/Getty Images)
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The Buccaneers also have the 19th pick in the first round of the NFL Draft.