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We remember when Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield reacted to his former head coach, Kevin Stefanski, becoming the Atlanta Falcons' head coach, don't we?
Mayfield famously said he was still waiting for a text message from Stefanski to tell him he had been moved on from the Cleveland Browns, and Baker even said he was shipped off like a piece of garbage.
So that seems like there is a lot of tension, at least from Baker's side, toward Stefanski.
Well, it appears that those feelings might be subsiding as Mayfield, in a talk with Sports Illustrated back at the Super Bowl, downplayed it.
"There's stuff there, but it's not like its beef," Mayfield said via Sports Illustrated. "We've worked together, anytime you know somebody, you want to beat them whether it's a good or bad relationship."
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Bucs/ Falcons rivalry heating up
With Stefanski now in Atlanta, he will see Baker twice a year for the foreseeable future, adding another layer to the NFC South rivalry.
The Bucs are coming off a year that saw them go 5-1 before stumbling to an 8-9 record and missing the playoffs.
The Falcons stormed home, winning their last four games to finish 8-9 as well, so 2026 looms as a tough assignment for teams in the division.
And with Baker and Stefanski's "history," it will make Tampa Bay vs. Atlanta box office viewing.
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