Baker Mayfield Has Top Odds to be First NFL Quarterback Benched
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers entered this training camp and preseason with a quarterback battle on their hands as they signed veteran Baker Mayfield in free agency after he spent time with the Carolina Panthers and Las Angeles Rams last season to compete against third-year quarterback Kyle Trask.
Following the Buccaneers' second preseason game it became evident that the Bucs were going to go with the vet in Mayfield as their starter week one against the Minnesota Vikings before actually naming him the team's week one starter.
Even with Mayfield receiving the starting gig for the Bucs, that didn't quite translate to optimism and confidence for his upcoming season amongst those following what was happening in Tampa Bay.
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According to SportsBetting.ag, Baker Mayfield leads the field with the best odds to be the first starting NFL quarterback to be benched this season at +200 odds.
Rounding out the three NFL starters with the highest odds to be benched first are second-year Commander's QB Sam Howell (+400) and Tennessee Titan's veteran QB Ryan Tannehill (+600). For Howell this will be his first season as an NFL starting quarterback, while Tannehill has been around the league awhile he has both rookie Will Levis and second-year phenom Malik Willis breathing down his neck.
| Quarterback | Odds |
|---|---|
Baker Mayfield - Tampa Bay | +200 |
Sam Howell - Washington | +400 |
Ryan Tannehill - Tennessee | +600 |
C.J. Stroud - Houston | +700 |
Mac Jones - New England | +700 |
Desmond Ridder - Atlanta | +900 |
Anthony Richardson - Indianapolis | +1000 |
Bryce Young - Carolina | +1200 |
Jimmy Garoppolo - Las Vegas | +1400 |
Jordan Love - Green Bay | +1400 |
Matthew Stafford - Las Angeles | +1600 |
Brock Purdy - San Francisco | +2000 |
Jared Goff - Detroit | +2000 |
Derek Carr - New Orleans | +4000 |
Geno Smith - Seattle | +4000 |
Justin Fields - Chicago | +4000 |
Kenny Pickett - Pittsburgh | +4000 |
Kirk Cousins - Minnesota | +4000 |
Daniel Jones - New York | +5000 |
Deshaun Watson - Cleveland | +5000 |
Russell Wilson - Denver | +5000 |
Dak Prescott - Dallas | +10000 |
Joe Burrow - Cincinnati | +10000 |
Tua Tagovailoa - Miami | +20000 |
Justin Herbert - Las Angeles | +25000 |
Trevor Lawrence - Jacksonville | +25000 |
Aaron Rodgers - New York | +50000 |
Jalen Hurts - Philadelphia | +50000 |
Josh Allen - Buffalo | +50000 |
Lamar Jackson - Baltimore | +50000 |
Patrick Mahomes - Kansas City | +100000 |
There is some value in some of the other options, but ultimately it appears that at any moment if Mayfield isn't winning ball games that the team will be prepared to give Kyle Trask his shot after backing up Tom Brady and Blaine Gabber for the past couple of seasons.
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