The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have named Baker Mayfield their starting quarterback.

Mayfield beat out 2021 second-round draft pick Kyle Trask.

"Baker's our starting quarterback, Kyle's our No. 2," Todd Bowles said. "We love everything Kyle has done. And he's gotten leaps and bounds better than he was in the spring and he's continuing to get better and we're excited about him. But Baker's our guy right now -- experience-wise and just understanding the playbook just a little bit better. But Kyle's on the come [up]. But we like both guys. We like where we're at. Baker's [No.] 1, Kyle's [No.] 2."

Todd Bowles says the Tampa Bay Buccaneers have no timetable to name a starting quarterback for Week 1's game against the Minnesota Vikings.

Baker Mayfield and Kyle Trask are fighting for the starting role.

"We don't have a timetable on it," Bowles said. "We'll name it when we name it. We feel comfortable with where we're at, so we'll go from there."

Mayfield started Tampa Bay's preseason opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers, while Trask started the second game against the New York Jets.

Russell Gage will miss the 2023 season with a knee injury suffered at Wednesday's joint practice with the New York Jets, according to a source.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers wide receiver was carted off the practice field in Florham Park, New Jersey, with the injury. 

"We hear it's going to be pretty serious, and I'll wait to hear the final results," Todd Bowles said after the practice.

Gage's injury was noncontact, sustained while he was backpedaling during 7-on-7 drills.

The average NFL franchise has increased in value by 24 percent over the past 12 months reaching $5.14 billion.

Collectively, the NFL’s 32 teams are worth $165 billion, including team-related business and real estate held by owners.

The Dallas Cowboys rank first in the NFL and across all sports leagues globally at $9.2 billion. The Cowboys had an operating profit of $460 million in 2022.

The New York Giants and Los Angeles Rams rank second and third at $7.04 billion and $6.98 billion respectively. The New England Patriots and San Francisco 49ers round out the top-5.