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Mark Raimondi
tampa bay buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield took a dig at the new atlanta falcons Coach Kevin Stefanski in a social media post Tuesday night.
Stefanski was Mayfield’s coach cleveland browns From 2018 to 2021. Mayfield wrote that he was “still waiting for a text/call” from Stefanski after the Browns sent him away “like a piece of trash.”
“Coach, can’t wait to see you twice a year,” Mayfield said.
Failure is a very accessible friend. I’m still waiting for his texts/calls even after he sent me away like a piece of trash. Can’t wait to see you twice a year, Coach. https://t.co/jUUsYkvlOC
– Baker Mayfield (@bakermayfield) 20 January 2026
Mayfield’s post was in response to an Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter’s post that Mayfield had “failed” in Cleveland.
“Failure is a very accessible friend,” Mayfield wrote.
Mayfield helped lead the Browns to the playoffs in 2020, but like Stefanski, his tenure in Cleveland was full of ups and downs. Browns traded for quarterback deshaun watson During the 2022 offseason and signed a contract extension, prompting Mayfield to request a trade.
Browns sent Mayfield carolina panthers For a fifth-round selection. Things didn’t work out for Mayfield there either and he requested his release and was eventually released Los Angeles Rams For a five-game period in late 2022. Mayfield was signed by the Bucs in 2023 and had massive success in Tampa, leading the team to two NFC South titles. The Bucs missed the postseason with an 8–9 record.
On Saturday, the division rival Falcons announced that 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 fired coach Raheem Morris after the season.
