By The SportsRush,Triston Drew Cook

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With a total value of $100,000,000, Mayfield’s contract is just the 19th most valuable contract among all active quarterbacks. In other words, Micah Parsons’ recent $188M agreement with the Green Bay Packers is worth nearly double the amount of Mayfield’s current deal.

Thankfully, his potential free agency period isn’t too far off. Should Tampa Bay decide to not pay him the extra cash, the former Cleveland Brown will hit the open market in 2027, and given his recent form and the lack of desirable options that are currently out there, he’s liable to fetch himself a pretty penny.

Of course, that’s assuming that the Buccaneers aren’t grateful for his services, which they should be. Following the retirement of Tom Brady, the Buccaneers were presumably destined to drift back towards the bottom half of their divisional rankings.

Thanks to Mayfield, however, they’ve managed to win four consecutive NFC South titles, and are well in position to win a fifth. Since joining the Buccaneers’ roster, he has yet to produce a losing regular season record, ensuring that the organization is routinely in the hunt for a playoff come December.

He may be a bit of a late bloomer, but at 30 years of age, there’s still plenty of time left for Mayfield to produce something meaningful in Tampa. At this point in time, it’s just a matter of if Jason Licht believes that as well.