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Baker Mayfield pulled the plug on contract negotiations with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when a new deal wasn't done by his self-imposed deadline of the start of training camp, which was July 28. Shortly thereafter, information about the contract discussions started to surface. ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported at the end of July that the Buccaneers had offered Mayfield a two-year contract extension worth slightly more than $100 million while the quarterback was adamant about a longer commitment. There were structural issues with the offer as the guarantees were considered insufficient.

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