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Baker Mayfield loses the Michigan bet, faces former Browns on a $165 million week

9/16/2026

Baker Mayfield appeared at his Wednesday Tampa Bay Buccaneers press conference in an ill-fitting University of Michigan basketball tank top, the settlement of a friendly wager he lost to head coach Todd Bowles after Michigan beat Oklahoma 17-10 on Saturday.

"That hurts, that hurts real bad," Mayfield said.

"It's been a rough couple of days." The remark carries weight beyond the college scoreboard: Mayfield is 0-1 on a three-year, $165 million contract extension he signed just last week, following a 33-27 opening-week loss to the Cincinnati Bengals in which he threw no touchdown passes and lost three fumbles.

The wager had a family dimension. Bowles' son, Troy, plays for the Wolverines. Mayfield played for the Oklahoma Sooners.

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