With Baker Mayfield having been rested in the final preseason game, the decision seemed made. Especially since Kyle Trask had not particularly shone in his absence.
This Tuesday, Todd Bowles made it official: Mayfield will be the starting quarterback for the Buccaneers at the start of the season.
Signed last March by Tampa, the former number one in the Draft will know his third team in not even twelve months. Sent from the Browns to the Panthers in July 2022, he ended up being cut by Carolina in December. The Rams had recovered the next day to start him 4 games.
During these four meetings, he threw 4 touchdowns for 2 interceptions, with only one victory at the key.
This choice especially seems to say a lot about Trask, a player selected in the second round in 2021 and who was to mature behind Tom Brady. Apparently two years behind the most successful player in history wasn’t enough.
