In the summer of 2024, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield acknowledged that being discarded by both the Cleveland Browns and Carolina Panthers in 2022 made him feel "like a piece of dirty laundry."

Now, in October 2025, Mayfield is a legitimate Most Valuable Player Award candidate after guiding Tampa Bay to a 5-1 record. While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Mayfield was asked if the setbacks he endured earlier in his career make it "sweeter" that he has found a long-term home with the Buccaneers.

Baker Mayfield not worried about proving doubters wrong

"No. Wins are wins," Mayfield responded, per the Buccaneers' website. "We are sitting at 5-1, and you look at the only interception I have had is when we lost. You look at that, I look at, 'How do we wi

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