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Baker Mayfield takes Bucs draft choose Emeka Egbuka and household out to brunch

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  • Jenna LaineCould 1, 2025, 09:13 AM ET

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      Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She began masking the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, however she has lined the workforce since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader on the College of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of this system as being one of many prime finest within the nation.

TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield gave a heat welcome to first-round draft choose Emeka Egbuka. The day after Egbuka’s arrival in Tampa on Friday, Mayfield and his spouse, Emily, handled the previous Ohio State vast receiver and his household to brunch.

“He instantly requested me for Emeka’s quantity and he stated, ‘When is he getting in?'” Licht instructed Adam Schein on Tuesday. “And he got here in — we flew in Emeka and his household on Friday. And on Saturday morning, Baker and his spouse picked all of them up and took them out to brunch simply to point out ’em round and get to know them. He did not have to do this. And he most likely would not need me even telling anyone that. He does that underneath the radar with out wanting any fanfare for it.”

The group ate at Tampa Membership and featured Egbuka’s father Henry, his mom Rhonda Ogilvie and stepfather Eric Ogilvie, together with Bucs vice chairman of participant engagement Duke Preston, proper deal with Luke Goedeke, proper guard Cody Mauch, left guard Ben Bredeson, heart Graham Barton and Barton’s girlfriend, Sydney Dagostino.

“[He’s a] Heisman winner. There usually are not too many individuals who’ve that achievement and he is executed nice issues as nicely within the league. He is had profitable receivers all the way in which round him so I am simply excited to have the ability to be taught and to develop with him on the helm of every little thing I am doing [with] a seasoned vet like he’s,” Egbuka stated of becoming a member of Mayfield in Tampa. “We had been in a position to speak briefly. He texted me right here shortly after I obtained drafted so it is simply good to know that he is excited with the choose as nicely and I simply cannot wait to get to work.”

Egbuka and his fellow rookies will hit the sector for Bucs rookie minicamp Could 9-10.



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