Tampa Bay Buccaneers HC Todd Bowles has officially confirmed that QB Baker Mayfield will start the team’s Week 1 preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
This marks the first time Mayfield will have faced the Steelers since January of 2022, when the Cleveland Browns faced the Pittsburgh Steelers in Week 17. Mayfield played eight career games against the Steelers, including one playoff game, with an overall record of 3-5.
Since his time with the Browns, Mayfield has been a bit of a journeyman. In 2022, Mayfield notched six starts with the Carolina Panthers before eventually being released and subsequently claimed by the Los Angeles Rams on waivers following an injury to starting QB Matthew Stafford.