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Baker Mayfield's Comments Show Extension With Buccaneers Is Complicated

TAMPA BAY — Baker Mayfield set a tone for his extension negotiations with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in his first comments to the media this offseason: He wants to be the team's long-term quarterback, but he's willing to play out the final year of his contract without a new deal in place. "Contract stuff is happening, starting, talks and whatnot, not anywhere close to what we were thinking," Mayfield said Friday during a youth football camp he's hosting at the Buccaneers' indoor practice facility. "Would love to be here long-term, and as of right now, that's not exactly the case. I'm under contr...