Your 2023 Comeback Player of the Year is @Buccaneers QB Baker Mayfield, as voted on by NFL on FOX fans pic.twitter.com/WI1czE2BbL
— NFL on FOX Podcast (@NFLonFOXPod) February 7, 2024
The Associated Press Comeback Player of the Year award won’t be revealed until Thursday, but Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield took home honors as the top comeback player from a different source on Wednesday.
NFL on Fox had its own voting for the NFL’s yearly awards, and Mayfield won Comeback Player of the Year. That award is based on a fan vote; the AP award is voted on by sports journalists around the nation.
Mayfield will face off against Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin, Miami Dolphins QB Tua Tagovailoa, Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford and Cleveland Browns QB Joe Flacco for the AP award.
Mayfield’s efforts for the Bucs were remarkable coming off a rough season with both the Carolina Panthers and Los Angeles Rams in 2022. Not only did he throw for 28 touchdowns to just 10 interceptions, but he threw six touchdown passes to three picks in Tampa Bay’s playoff run. Mayfield seemed to have clicked with the Bucs in 2023, and whether he returns to the team will depend on how much money Tampa Bay is willing to give him in free agency.