Baker Mayfield isn't happy with how the Tampa Bay Buccaneerstreated a possible contract extension for the veteran quarterback. That's probably how he should feel after throwing 95 touchdowns to just 37 interceptions over the last three years while leading the Buccaneers to two NFC South division titles. While Mayfield, 31, who is entering the last year of his current deal, is seemingly ready to soldier on and focus on his teammates, it doesn't sound like he's simply going to let bygones be bygones. If anything, it sure seems like he wants people on the outside to understand how much the Buccaneers screwed him (by his perception, of course).During his media availability on Thursday, Mayfield maintained that he felt "disrespected" by the Buccaneers front office when discussing a new contract; in essence, it was a "disappointing" feeling he hadn't expected. I understand that Mayfield is ready to move forward, but that definitely doesn't sound like a quarterback who is all that ready to move on after what happened behind closed doors:"To feel disrespected a little bit, and that's really the disappointing part."Bucs QB Baker Mayfield's full statement on not having a new contract heading into training camp pic.twitter.com/wIRBMuHVCj SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 30, 2026In a conversation with ESPN's Jeremy Fowler, Mayfield clarified that he wanted to enter the $50 million-plus (per year) club of quarterbacks on his new deal. The Buccaneers were apparently far away from that figure. Twelve active quarterbacks are currently part of that club, including guys like Brock Purdy, Jalen Hurts, and Trevor Lawrence, with two quarterbacks there, Patrick Mahomes and Dak Prescott, making upwards of $60 million per year. Baker Mayfield tells ESPN the Bucs offered him a two-year deal, which was probably the most disappointing part. Wanted long-term commitment. Added Bucs were pretty far from $50+M per club, which he wanted to enter. More to come on @SportsCenterpic.twitter.com/B0ydNRWG8U Jeremy Fowler (@JFowlerESPN) July 30, 2026Mayfield might have a point about his past production necessitating his belonging to a club that doesn't really feel all that exclusive anymore, but that's probably the thought process the Buccaneers are operating on. Why wouldn't the Buccaneers want to give Baker Mayfield $50 million-plus per year?Well, for one, NFL contracts are almost never about past performance. Especially for non-elite quarterbacks like Mayfield who are entering the thick of their 30s. It's great that Mayfield has taken the Buccaneers to the playoffs a bunch of times (in arguably the NFL's worst division by far, mind you). It's great that he usually puts up gaudy numbers that give the Buccaneers a decent chance to win every single week. Those sorts of markers do matter. At the same time, Mayfield is coming off a 2025 season in which his production more or less cratered midway through the season. A season in which he fought a debilitating shoulder injury that eventually sunk a once-promising Buccaneers campaign. Now, at 31, as a quarterback who doesn't elevate the sum of his parts, he wants the Buccaneers to commit term and absurd money to him? I don't know; I kind of understand why Tampa Bay balked at the quarterback's asking price!We'll see how Mayfield and the Buccaneers move forward here. Based on his commentary from Thursday, it sounds like Mayfield will personally move forward by trying to go scorched Earth and show the Buccaneers what they could miss without him. This article originally appeared on For The Win: Baker Mayfield was 'disrespected' by Buccaneers contract talks. How much was he asking for?