TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Baker Mayfield’s remarkable turnaround in Tampa Bay is no surprise for Philadelphia Eagles defensive coordinator Vic Fangio.

The veteran coach has admired Mayfield from afar, watching the 2018 No. 1 overall pick become one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks after bouncing from the Browns to the Panthers to the Rams in 2022 before joining the Buccaneers.

“The quarterback is playing really good. He’s a scrambler,” Fangio said this week. “I’ve always liked Mayfield. I think he’s a good quarterback. Why these teams that had him didn’t keep him, I don’t know. But GMs make mistakes, just like coaches do.”

Mayfield and Fangio face off Sunday when the Buccaneers host the reigning Super Bowl champion Eagles in a battle between two of the NFL’s six undefeated teams after three weeks

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