Lots of nuggets come from Media Row at the Super Bowl. Joe’s got a bunch to share over the next few weeks.
It’s a place where the entertainment world and the NFL cross paths a bit and Joe got this one from the Dumb Zone podcast.
So actor/comedian Jeremy Piven, the Entourage star, is a big football fan and explained on this show that he loves Baker Mayfield and called him “one of the real ones.”
Naturally, Piven was then asked how Mayfield got on his radar.
“You know, doing Entourage, and [Mark] Wahlberg is infatuated with him. I don’t know how I got on his radar; I was somehow in Cleveland doing [standup] shows. … And I was in Cleveland and just connected with Baker when he was playing with them. And he’s one of these guys who like came out to the show. He shows up. He’s not one of these guys who says, ‘I’ll be there,’ and doesn’t show up.”
Piven went on to ramble about Mayfield’s drive and football IQ.
The tide certainly is turning for Mayfield when it comes to national perception. No, not because some Hollywood dudes have a man crush. Mayfield has gone from castoff joke in the minds of national NFL pundits to a quarterback worthy of a degree of respect.
A strong 2025 season from Mayfield should remove the unwarranted lingering stink and doubt from the all national conversations about him. At that point, the Bucs might have a beloved and bonafide celebrity as their franchise QB.
