On Thursday, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers announced Baker Mayfield as their nominee for the NFL Walter Payton Man of the Year Award. While the honor was celebrated in the Buccaneers locker room, what does a moment like that truly mean for the family that has been through a turbulent NFL journey?

Right after the announcement, Mayfield’s wife, Emily, dropped a poster on Instagram, writing, “THIS IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT!”

This story featured a poster of the Baker & Emily Mayfield Foundation , which was launched in 2023 by the Bucs’ quarterback and his wife to support early childhood literacy. In another shared video, Emily and her child could be seen surprising him during the practice session on Friday.

She wrote, “BAKER’S FAMILY SURPRISES HIM AS OUR 2025 WPMOY NOMINEE.”

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