Baker Mayfield downplays beef with new division rival Kevin Stefanski
NBC Sports • • sports
Key Points:
- Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield initially expressed hard feelings about his time with former coach Kevin Stefanski, now head coach of the Falcons, but has since downplayed any personal issues between them.
- Mayfield emphasized that any extra motivation to beat the Falcons comes from the Buccaneers' desire to reclaim the NFC South division title, not from a personal rivalry with Stefanski.
- He acknowledged that divisional games naturally carry a sense of revenge, especially since the Buccaneers lost the division for the first time in several years.
- Mayfield noted that on-field performance will be more significant than any verbal exchanges in defining their rivalry moving forward.
