FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Steve Wilks jabbed back at Baker Mayfield a few days after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback said a win over the New York Jets was a bit “personal.”

Mayfield was asked after the Buccaneers’ 29-27 victory Sunday at Tampa Bay how big it was to give coach Todd Bowles a win over the team for which he coached from 2015-18.

“I loved it. It was also their defensive coordinator (who) cut me in Carolina,” Mayfield said, referring to Wilks, now the Jets’ defensive coordinator who was the Panthers’ interim head coach in 2022. “So, a lot of stuff was personal today.”

In his first news conference since Mayfield’s comments, Wilks praised the quarterback on Friday — before adding his own swipe to try to set the record straight.

“A lot of respect for Baker, tremendous foot

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