The Atlanta Falcons made a move to bring on former Cleveland Browns head coach Kevin Stefanski for the 2026 NFL season. He became the second signing in what’s become a busy offseason for coaching changes across the league.
There’s one NFC South foe looking forward to seeing him twice a year who has a history with the former Browns coach.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield responded to a post on X saying that Stefanski had a ‘dumpster fire at quarterback’ during his time in Cleveland.
‘Failed is quite the reach pal,’ Mayfield wrote. ‘Still waiting on a text/call from him after I got shipped off like a piece of garbage. Can’t wait to see you twice a year, Coach.’
Mayfield and Stefanski ended an 18-year playoff drought in their first season together in Cleveland in 2020. The Browns earned their first playoff win since 1994 that year with a 48-37 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The team went 8-9 and missed the playoffs in 2021. Mayfield dealt with a partially torn labrum and missed time during the year. He underwent surgery for the injury in Week 17 of that season.
Cleveland traded for Deshaun Watson the following offseason and Mayfield subsequently requested a trade. He ended up in Carolina to start the 2022 season but was released mid-season. He closed out the year with the Los Angeles Rams and his game-winning drive in his first game as a starter with the team helped him earn a one-year deal with Tampa Bay.
Since the start of the 2023 season, Mayfield ranks second only to Jared Goff in most touchdown passes (95) and passing yards (12,434) in the NFL.
Mayfield will face off against Stefanski’s Falcons twice a year starting this fall.