Baker Mayfield Has Top Odds to be First NFL Quarterback Benched

Buccaneers' quarterback, Baker Mayfield, has the top odds to be the first starting NFL quarterback benched this season.

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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