The Bucs found their diamond in the rough at the quarterback position through free agency, something that doesn’t happen often. Baker Mayfield has helped the team transition from Tom Brady to the current era they find themselves in, and while the results have been mixed, he has played at an MVP level at various moments.
Despite the highs, the lows they have experienced with Baker Mayfield have some folks pondering if they could move on from the former Heisman Trophy winner in 2027. His contract expires after the upcoming season, so if there was time to make a transition, it would be now, on top of the fact that the 2027 NFL Draft is expected to be deep at the position.
Fox Sports’ Greg Auman listed the teams that he envisioned needing a potential change at quarterback in 2027, and the Bucs were among them.
Auman explains their situation, writing, “Baker Mayfield is a free agent after this season, but it’s still likely the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will give him a lucrative extension after three solid seasons taking over for Tom Brady. If they don’t, there’s no heir apparent on the current roster, so they’d be on this list, though they’ve had good luck in the last two veterans they’ve found in free agency. They’ve drafted only one quarterback (Kyle Trask) in the last decade.”
The Bucs could retain Mayfield as Auman suggests, but they could also pair him up with a younger quarterback. The Los Angeles Rams and Atlanta Falcons have shown us in recent memory that anything is possible with mixed results.
This article originally appeared on Bucs Wire: Fox Sports suggests Bucs could be looking for a new QB in 2027
Reporting by Andrew Harbaugh, Buccaneers Wire / Bucs Wire
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