The Tampa Bay Buccaneers come off a season where they felt they left something on the table, finishing as the only team in the NFC South to reach the postseason. Their run, however, ended abruptly at the hands of the surprising Washington Commanders. In response, the Buccaneers made some changes, and their star quarterback Baker Mayfield has a request as the 2025 NFL season approaches.

During Tampa Bay’s preseason finale against the Buffalo Bills over the weekend, Mayfield made it clear he does not want Josh Grizzard calling plays from the coaches’ booth once the regular season begins.

“He needs to be down here [on the field],” Mayfield said of Grizzard during the WFLA-TV broadcast of the Buccaneers-Bills matchup, as noted by JoeBucsFan. “And for me, honestly, I like it when [the playcal

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