Same as he always was.
Hey, when a guy suddenly has (potentially) $165 million dropped in his lap, it is a life-changer and perhaps an attitude-changer.
So what was Mayfield like when he took the practice field yesterday for the Bucs, just hours after it was learned Mayfield signed an extension that could keep him with the Bucs through the 2029 season?
Same as he ever was, KitKat-eating Bucs coach Todd Bowles said.
> “He means a lot to our team and everything he’s done in the past,” Bowles said. “Our work was normal.
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> “You know, he went about business the right way, the normal way, and we haven’t changed anything from today to yesterday when he got paid, and he’s not going to change anything.
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> “So, I’m proud of him for being a professional.”
Joe doesn’t believe Mayfield is wired in a way that would let his contract cloud his determination to win.
Most guys who are willing to lay their guts on the field in order to get a first down, or better, aren’t often the kind of player to get sidetracked by money.
Joe just doesn’t think that now he is one of the highest-paid quarterbacks will dim the flame of winning that burns inside Mayfield.