Baker Mayfield

The Buccaneers QB expressed displeasure with negotiations during training camp.

Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer reports Tampa Bay is “prepared to dive in on” negotiations this week, with Mayfield’s self-imposed cutoff arriving when camp opens July 28. Breer predicts a deal gets done, with a three-year, $165 million accord as a…

The players’ vote put Mayfield 77th after a 3,693-yard, 26-touchdown season played mostly on a damaged knee. The quarterback market pays him like the 16th-best passer, and his window for a new deal closes when camp opens.

In Season 3 of Netflix’s ‘Quarterback,’ streaming today, Mayfield discloses a four-injury season nobody outside the building fully knew about — and the timeline matches Tampa Bay’s collapse from 5-1 to 8-9 almost exactly.

Tampa Bay’s quarterback enters the final year of his deal with no counteroffer on the table and a self-imposed camp deadline. The veteran-roster math says this gets expensive either way.

The Buccaneers QB addresses his roster status during the offseason.

The Buccaneers QB publicly signaled a gap between his asking price and Tampa Bay's offer.

The 31-year-old quarterback, coming off a 26-TD season, indicated Friday that negotiations on a new deal are not progressing.

Baker Mayfield has set a training camp deadline for a contract extension with the Buccaneers, but the two sides are far apart heading into June. Despite the gap in asking and offering price, negotiations have not been “ugly,” per ESPN’s…