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    Bucs offered Baker Mayfield a two-year deal

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    Baker Mayfield said the Bucs offered him a two-year contract.

    Mayfield added that he was looking to make $50 million per year and the Bucs’ offer was “pretty far” from that figure. Based on Mayfield’s comments, the Bucs wanted to offer him nearly the same contract as Daniel Jones. Though Mayfield is coming off a down year, his track record in Tampa Bay is far better than Jones’ in Indy, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise that he declined their proposal. Now he is heading into a contract year, with the potential to make a fortune in free agency if he has a rebound season.
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    Mayfield had imposed a strict deadline for extension negotiations, one that expired when he reported to camp. That sets him up to play the 2026 season on the final year of his three-year contract with the team, during which he will earn just under $40 million and placing him at 16th in average annual value. Expect the two sides to revisit discussions following the conclusion of the season.
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    Bills signed WR Dante Pettis, formerly of the Saints.

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    ESPN’s Rich Cimini reports that Jets coach Aaron Glenn confirmed his team’s “interest” in free agent CB Terrion Arnold.

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    The Denver Post’s Parker Gabriel reports that Broncos QB Bo Nix (ankle) “appears” to be “full-go at training camp.”

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    Packers signed WR Kaden Prather, formerly of the Bills.

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