Baker Mayfield gets brutally honest about his relationship with Kevin Stefanski

in January, Baker Mayfield posted a fiery response to a post on social media claiming that he failed with Cleveland Browns floor Kevin Stefanski. In the post, the veteran quarterback criticized Stefanski for essentially throwing him out. Mayfield opened up about his relationship with the now head coach of the Atlanta Falcons in a recent interview.

Mayfield, who is 30 years old, claims that his relationship with Stefanski is certainly not great, but he also admits it have no “beef,” in a video shared by Sports Illustrated. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers KB says that because he is a competitor, he will want to beat Stefanski and the Falcons in the NFC South.

“There’s stuff there, but it’s not like there’s beef,” Mayfield said of his relationship with Stefanski. “We worked together. Whenever you know someone, you want to beat them. Whether it’s a good relationship or a bad relationship.”

“No, not really,” Mayfield said when asked if he would look at the games against Stefanski and Sokol as revenge. “It’s not a revenge game in the Atlanta sense. But (the Buccaneers) lost the division for the first time in four or five years. So every division game is going to be a revenge game.”

“There’s stuff in there, but it’s not like it’s beef.”

Baker Mayfield discussed his relationship with Kevin Stefanski 👀 pic.twitter.com/Ml5TnVbM7z

— Sports Illustrated (@SInov) February 21, 2026

Kevin Stefanski responded to Mayfield’s post shortly after it was shared on social media. The 43-year-old coach had nothing negative to say about his former quarterback. And he, too, would not go into details about their relationship. Either way, there seems to be mutual respect between the two, but they probably won’t be going out for beers together during the off-season.

Baker Mayfield just finished his eighth season in the NFL. He had a decent campaign, but it wasn’t good enough to get the Buccaneers to the playoffs. The two-time Pro Bowler finished the season with 3,693 passing yards and 26 touchdowns while completing 63.2% of his pass attempts.

Meanwhile, Kevin Stefanski has found a new opportunity with the Falcons. His six-year tenure with the Browns came to an end after winning just eight games over the past two seasons. He finished his time in Cleveland with two playoff appearances and won Coach of the Year twice.