Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield generated headlines this past Sunday when he said his club's 29-27 Week 3 win over the New York Jets was personal for him because current Jets defensive coordinator Steve Wilks "was the one who cut me" when Mayfield was with the Carolina Panthers during the 2022 season.
While speaking with reporters on Friday, Wilks offered quite a response to Mayfield.
Steve Wilks snipes back at Baker Mayfield jab
"I don't know how long you've been doing this," Wilks said to a reporter regarding Mayfield's comment, per Rich Cimini of ESPN. "But I'm sure you're quite educated on it. I don't really think an interim coach has that much authority over personnel. If that's the case, I would've never gotten rid of our best player, (running back) Christia