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          Bucs' Egbuka predicted Baker Mayfield's newborn son's name

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          TAMPA, Fla. -- On Wednesday, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield and his wife, Emily, announced the arrival of their second child -- a boy, Maverick Thorne Mayfield -- born April 16, 2026, and a pair of Mayfield's young teammates might have had a hand in the naming.

          Upon learning the baby's gender in November, the Bucs' social media department created a video featuring players offering up suggestions. Wide receiver Tez Johnson can be heard saying, "You've got to give him something for ESPN so that when he gets drafted..."

          That's when fellow wide receiver Emeka Egbuka belted out, "Maverick."

          Johnson initially expressed some reservations, saying, "That ain't no dawg name."

          Egbuka responded, "Maverick Mayfield ... just call him Mav." Appearing to reconsider his earlier feelings, Johnson said, "That's low-key hard. You be coming up with something."