For these that won’t know, Bucs quarterback Baker Mayfield will likely be starring on this season’s Netflix collection referred to as “Quarterback.” It has been a wildly fashionable present on the community that goes behind the scenes of assorted gamers within the NFL, documenting their life behind the scenes, preparation for video games and the aftermath of stated contests. Season three, which options Mayfield, Tennessee’s Cam Ward, Washington’s Jayden Daniels and Joe Flacco, who was with the Browns final yr, debuts on Netflix on July 14.
Mayfield had beforehand been requested to hitch the collection earlier than however turned it down throughout his second season in Tampa Bay. Nevertheless, the Bucs’ star ultimately got here round to the concept and agreed to do it for the 2025 season. It was introduced in Could that he’ll be on the present, so all the things has already been filmed and documented from the 2025 season.
Why was Mayfield open to it now? He defined when he met with the native media following the primary day of Bucs mini-camp.
Baker Mayfield Reveals Why He’s Doing The Netflix Sequence Quarterback
“I think turning it down the first few times, for me, it seems like it’s a ‘me, me, me’ thing,” Baker Mayfield stated. “I needed to ensure it wasn’t going to be like that. Speaking to guys which have completed it up to now, steady conversations with Peyton Manning, it’s actually not that invasive.
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
“Somebody’s going to be mic’d up on a game day anyway, and once a week during practice. Just for me, a couple of sit-down interviews outside the building. Gotten some family footage. I wanted to get a lot of that stuff captured just from of the phase of life that we’re going through, the next chapter and journey for us. But also – I think I do it to myself – but people have an idea about who I am, until you really get to know me, which is fine. So I hope that gives insight to the fact that I truly love this game, I love my teammates and I bust my ass off. ”
Mayfield talked about the general public false impression over who he’s and the way his persona has been portrayed up to now. It feels as if some nonetheless consider that he’s the identical participant he was at Oklahoma and early in his profession with Cleveland. However Mayfield is a special individual now at age 31. He’s a father of two and somebody that’s skilled much more on this league, attending to the purpose the place he understands the do’s and don’ts of this league.
Mayfield tapped into the nice elements of his sport and who he’s as an individual whereas shedding the areas that might make one root in opposition to him. Mayfield nonetheless has a rock star persona to many. His aptitude for competitors and willingness to win have made for some viral moments on social media right here and there. Look no additional than his improbable sport on the highway when the Bucs defeated the Seahawks when Mayfield’s stellar efficiency that put him within the MVP dialog that was aided some trash discuss with a fan who was chastising him earlier than the sport.
Bucs QB Baker Mayfield – Photograph courtesy of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Baker Mayfield Doesn’t Need To Be A Distraction
Baker Mayfield has turn out to be well-known too due to his numerous commercials that filmed when he entered the league. Some take a look at this as a distraction whereas others can rationalize that these commercials are shot within the offseason the place he isn’t lacking follow or getting ready for a sport.
What Mayfield actually needed to ensure of – whether or not it’s his upcoming contract negotiations or filming a present like this for Netflix – is that he by no means desires to place the workforce in hurt’s approach. He by no means desires to be a distraction for the Bucs and his teammates have raved about how nice of teammate Mayfield is and how much chief he has been turn out to be in Tampa Bay. So as soon as he was assured that this received’t be a difficulty for anybody else – and the Bucs have been nice with it – Mayfield gave Netflix the inexperienced mild for followers to get pleasure from this summer time.
Bucs OC Zac Robinson, cross sport coordinator TJ Yates and QB Baker Mayfield – Photograph by: Cliff Welch/PR
“Anytime you feel comfortable enough, it’s been open and honest communication from the get go since I’ve been here,” Mayfield stated. “Anytime you feel like that, and they know all I want to do is win, as long as that wasn’t going to be a distraction, as long as it wasn’t going to takeaway from the goals at the end, it was going to be okay and they (Netflix) made sure of that.”
The primary episode of season three of Netflix’s “Quarterback” premiers on July 14.
Pewter Report spoke extra about Mayfield throughout Tuesday’s Pewter Report Podcast episode the place we recapped the primary day of mini-camp follow. Test it out and subscribe to our YouTube channel, PewterReportTV.
