Baker Mayfield is applying leverage to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, setting a hard deadline to halt contract extensions once training camp begins in roughly a month. Head coach Todd Bowles believes Mayfield is the team’s franchise quarterback long-term following a 2025 campaign where Mayfield logged 3,693 passing yards and 26 passing touchdowns.
The former number one overall pick currently commands a 15.56-percent cap hit for the 2026 season, leaving both sides with significant ground to cover to find financial alignment. Mayfield’s Top-5 fantasy QB 2024 season proved to be a mirage in 2025, but Tampa will be forced to extend him based on position scarcity. Draft Mayfield with confidence in fantasy football superflex dynasty leagues.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (fibula) is...
Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver Chris Godwin (leg) ...
With Mike Evans now in San Francisco, Chris Godwin assumes alpha status in Tampa Bay after a compromised campaign where he averaged 9.2 Fantasy Points Per Game following a severe 2024 ankle dislocation. No longer grinding the rehabilitation process, his trajectory points upward with a massive volume of vacated targets available in this passing game.
At a current WR40 price tag in best ball drafts, Godwin is a premier rebound candidate at a significant discount. At age 30.3. years of age, he has several years of high target share years left for bargain-shopping dynasty managers.
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers just snagged an athletic demon at No. 84 by drafting Ted Hurst, a 6-foot-4 WR who pairs a blazing 4.42-second 40-yard dash with a dominant 111.0 Speed Score (93rd-percentile). Hurst is an analytical sleeper with a rock-solid 20.2 Breakout Age and a surgical 2.18 Yards Per Route Run, proving he has the frame and high-end explosiveness—verified by a massive 11’3″ broad jump—to serve as the ultimate boundary X-receiver in the post-Mike Evans era.
In dynasty formats, it is absolute nuts landing spot for Hurst as a priority second or third-round rookie target, where his elite 15.4 Yards Per Reception and future potential path to targets in the Bucs’ passing attack behind Chris Godwin and Emeka Egbuka make him instantly one of the more interesting picks in this draft.
In a must win game for the Buccaneers, they come up short losing 20-17 to the Miami Dolphins. The lost came despite a strong game from wide receiver Chris Godwin who had 7 receptions for 108 receiving yards and a touchdown. Emeka Egbuka is still struggling to get over his rookie wall as he finished with 3 receptions for only 20 yards.
The fantasy season for the Buccaneers players has been really up and down. The flame burned really hot in the beginning with Baker Mayfield connecting with Emeka Egbuka and Bucky Irving running wild until he was injured. Once Mayfield was banged up, the team faltered down the stretch. Godwin was the lone bright spot down the final. Mayfield enters a contract year in 2026, the Buccaneers offense should fly high all of 2026 if they can stay healthy.
Author: Jesse Baldwin @J_Baldwin51
The Rams destroyed the Buccaneers on Sunday Night Football 34-7. The only loss worse was starting quarterback Baker Mayfield who left the game with a sprained AC joining in his left shoulder.
The Buccaneers have hope that the injury isn’t as serious as first projected with the hopes that Mayfield could play this Sunday vs. the Cardinals. An MRI will provide more clarity. Teddy Bridgewater would likely get the spot start. Consider Buccaneers skill position players as downgraded should Mayfield miss time.
Author: Jeremiah Retzlaff (@coachretzlaff1)
Chris Godwin, who suffered a gruesome lower-leg (fibula) injury in 2024, is ready to join the Tampa Bay Bucs’ lineup on Sunday, when they take on the Los Angeles Rams on “Sunday Night Football.”
This will be Godwin’s second attempt at returning from the injury. He tried early in the season, playing in Weeks 4 and 5 before it was determined that he wasn’t yet fully healed. Subsequently, Godwin has been missing in action for the last six weeks (five games). Per The Athletic‘s Dianna Russini, a source confirmed to her on Friday that the wide receiver will be ready to suit up this weekend.
Godwin will return to his typical position in the slot as a mid-field target for quarterback Baker Mayfield. There has been no mention of him being limited in any way, including a snap count.
Fantasy lowdown: Assuming Godwin is fully healthy this time, he’ll be a sight for sore eyes for managers who have rostered him throughout the process. In Weeks 4 and 5, the wideout totaled just six catches for 52 yards. Mayfield should look for him far more often this time around.
The odd man out is likely to be Sterling Shepard, who has played in the slot when Emeka Egbuka’s role expanded due to the absence of Mike Evans. Tez Johnson should continue to see meaningful snaps on the wing as the offense’s deep threat.
Author: Samwise (@BuyAndSellYou)
