Baker Mayfield’s come a long way since being forced to play scout team defensive end for the Carolina Panthers after losing his starting job to Sam Darnold.
To say the quarterback’s galvanized his career would be a huge understatement. Mayfield rose from obscurity to get another shot with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers after a brief stint with the Los Angeles Rams. He seized the moment, earned a new deal, and looks like tremendous value given the way he’s been performing in 2024.
Mayfield got the chance to get one over on the team that cast him aside in Week 17 at Raymond James Stadium. It didn’t take long to figure out that the former No. 1 overall selection out of Oklahoma was eager to twist the knife further into Carolina’s disappointing season…