Baker Mayfield

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Open Baker Mayfield's injury ledger and you keep seeing Ankle, Chest, and Left Shoulder. That repetition is the story. Evidence check: injury reports across 7 different seasons; 2021 was the rough one at 1 missed; reinjury band sits at High. The news desk has been quieter lately, so the structured history is doing most of the talking.

For fantasy, Baker is startable but fragile: keep a handcuff or streaming backup ready when the next soft-tissue note lands.

Based on injury history + recent reporting. Not a medical diagnosis.

Season projection drivers

• Season fantasy points ≈ 311.9 (league scoring)
• Assumes ~17 games projected
• Weekly projections available for weeks 1–18 (e.g. week 18 ≈ 19.1 pts)

Recent news

• Mayfield reiterated Saturday to Steve McGehee of KWTV that he wants to remain in Tampa Bay on an extension, but the quarterback added that there is still work to be done to reach a middle ground in negotiations.
• Mayfield said Friday negotiations with the Buccaneers on an extension are ongoing and he would "love to have a long-term deal" beyond 2026, but talks are currently "not anywhere close" and he considers the start of training camp a firm negotiation deadline, Rick Stroud of the Tampa Bay Times reports.

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