Lavonte David Talks Baker Mayfield Prodding, Old Age
March 27th, 2025
Before Lavonte David announced his return for a 14th Bucs season, head coach Todd Bowles and Buccaneers Ring of Honor general manager Jason Licht said they were giving David lots of time and space to decide whether he wants to continue his career.
Per David, it sounds like Baker Mayfield gave him a little less space.
Yesterday, David told *The Rich Eisen Show (*Joe listens via the SiriusXM app) that Mayfield texted him during his time of reflection. He explained that Mayfield said, ‘he’d love to do it again with me’ and that everyone was unhappy with how last season ended and they can be better in 2025 together with David.
“Everybody in the locker room loves him,” David said of Mayfield.
The iconic Bucs linebacker seemed very appreciative of Mayfield reaching out and noted Mayfield wants the guys around him that he’s most comfortable with.
“He’s taken over,” David said of Mayfield.
Most interesting to Joe was David acknowledging how his 35-year-old body isn’t what it used to be. David’s tone of voice said it all. “Your body feels a lot different going into the offseason,” he said.
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