Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield took a swipe at new Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski in a social media post Tuesday night.
Stefanski was Mayfield’s coach with the Cleveland Browns from 2018 to 2021. Mayfield wrote that he was “Still waiting on a text/call” from Stefanski after the Browns “shipped” him off “like a piece of garbage.”
“Can’t wait to see you twice a year, Coach,” Mayfield added.
Failed is quite the reach pal. 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. https://t.co/jUUsYkvlOC
— Baker Mayfield (@bakermayfield) January 20, 2026
Mayfield’s post was in response to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter’s post that said Mayfield had “failed” in Cleveland.
“Failed is quite the reach pal,” Mayfield wrote.
Mayfield helped lead the Browns to the playoffs in 2020, but, like Stefanski, had an up-and-down stint in Cleveland. The Browns traded for quarterback Deshaun Watson during the 2022 offseason and signed him to a contract extension, prompting Mayfield to request a trade.
The Browns sent Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers for a fifth-round pick. Things didn’t work out for Mayfield there, either, and he requested his release and ended up with the Los Angeles Rams for a five-game period in late 2022. Mayfield was signed by the Bucs in 2023 and has largely found success in Tampa, leading the team to two NFC South titles. The Bucs missed this postseason with an 8-9 record.
On Saturday, the division rival Falcons announced they had hired Stefanski as their new coach. Stefanski, a two-time former AP Coach of the Year, was fired by the Browns earlier this month after an 8-26 record in his final two seasons. The Falcons had fired coach Raheem Morris after the season, opening up the job.
