Buccaneers' Mike Evans 'extremely confident' Baker Mayfield will remain in Tampa Bay as free agency looms

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Buccaneers' Mike Evans 'extremely confident' Baker Mayfield will remain in Tampa Bay as free agency looms
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Monday marks the beginning of the NFL's negotiation period. Therefore, other NFL teams can contact veteran quarterback Baker Mayfield who spent the past season with the Buccaneers.

Mike Evans decided against testing the free agent market. The Tampa Bay Buccanears star wide receiver agreed to a two-year contract extension earlier this week. Evans confirmed the deal by posting a photo of himself in a Buccaneers' jersey along with a photo of Leonardo DiCaprio from 'The Wolf of Wall Street' movie. Now, that Evans has cemented his standing with the Bucs for the next couple of years, he hopes to have the opportunity to catch passes from the same quarterback in 2024.

Me and Baker, we played one season together. I feel like we can build on what we did last year, so hopefully we get him back. He's a h--l of a player. I appreciate him. They're going to handle their process, and I trust Jason and the front office no matter what happens.' Evans also spoke about how Tampa Bay and the Buccaneers players embraced Mayfield this past season.

mean, I'm extremely confident,' Evans said Friday when asked about his confidence in Baker's return. 'I'm not 100 percent, but he played really great for us last year, the city took him in, the players loved him — hopefully we get him back. But he should do what's best for him.' Mayfield and Evans certainly appeared to have chemistry on the football field in their lone season together.

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