Baker Mayfield
Quarterback
Drafted: Round 1 (#1 overall), 2018
Experience: 5 Years
College: Oklahoma
Contract: 3 yr(s)
$100,000,000
Signing Bonus $28,875,000 AAV$33,333,333 G'teed:$50,000,000 Free Agent:2027 / UFA
Year   Age Base Salary Signing Bonus Workout Bonus Cap Hit Dead Cap
2024 Contract details by year 28 $1,125,000 $5,775,000 - $6,900,000 $40,125,000
2025 Contract details by year 29 $30,000,000 $5,775,000 - $35,775,000 $33,100,000
2026 Contract details by year 30 $40,000,000 $5,775,000 - $45,775,000 $17,325,000
2027 Contract details by year 31 - $5,775,000 - $11,550,000 $11,550,000
2028 Contract details by year 32 - $5,775,000 - $5,775,000 -
Contract Notes:
  • $40M guaranteed at signing (signing bonus + 2024 salary + $10M of 2025 salary)
  • Additional $10M of 2025 compensation becomes fully guaranteed the 5th league day of 2025 (injury guaranteed at sign)
  • Annual Incentives: $5M
Year Team Salary Signing Bonus Other Bonus Total Cash
2018 Player Cash Earnings $480,000 $21,849,440 - $22,329,440
2019 Player Cash Earnings $570,000 - $1,426,971 $1,996,971
2020 Player Cash Earnings $750,000 - $2,865,494 $3,615,494
2021 Player Cash Earnings $920,000 - $4,186,770 $5,106,770
2022 Player Cash Earnings $1,349,444 - - $1,349,444
2022 Player Cash Earnings $10,500,000 - - $10,500,000
2022 Player Cash Earnings $3,508,556 - - $3,508,555
2023 Player Cash Earnings $1,125,000 $2,875,000 - $6,850,000
8 seasons $19,203,000 $24,724,440 $11,329,235 $55,256,674

Cap Hit

#31
Quarterback
#8
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
#278
NFL

AAV

#15
Quarterback
#18
NFL

Cash

#15
Quarterback
#17
NFL
  • Mar 10 2024

    Signed a 3 year $100 million contract extension with Tampa Bay (TB)

  • Mar 15 2023

    Signed a 1 year $4 million contract with Tampa Bay (TB)

  • Dec 6 2022

    Claimed off waivers by Los Angeles (LAR)

  • Dec 5 2022

    Waived by Carolina (CAR)

  • Jul 6 2022

    Traded to Carolina (CAR) from Cleveland (CLE) for 2024 5th round pick (#136 - traded)

  • Apr 23 2021

    Cleveland (CLE) exercised an $18.858 million option for 2022

  • Jul 24 2018

    Signed a 4 year $32.6 million contract with Cleveland (CLE)

  • Apr 26 2018

    Drafted by Cleveland (CLE): Round 1 (#1 overall)