Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield filed a lawsuit in opposition to his personal father for $12 million stemming from an obvious contract difficulty along with his dad’s firm.
Mayfield accused his father’s firm, Canwood Capital, of transferring the cash from Mayfield and his spouse “with out authorization” from 2018 to 2021.
In line with the lawsuit, the 2 events reached a settlement in January wherein Mayfield’s father, James, would pay practically all of it again, however Mayfield says he has not obtained any of it.
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Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield speaks at a information convention after an NFL soccer sport in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Picture/Chris O’Meara)
The primary fee of $250,000 was due on Sept. 30, however Mayfield by no means acquired it, the swimsuit says.
“As soon as Plaintiffs started to uncover Defendants’ misconduct and sought solutions to elucidate the taking of their belongings, Defendants tried to obscure the related info, averted Plaintiffs’ inquiries, and invented fictional explanations for his or her actions…” the swimsuit learn.
“It’s now clear that Defendants had no intention of creating Plaintiffs entire after they entered into the Settlement Settlement. To this point, Canwood Capital has not repaid even one greenback below the Settlement Settlement, Defendants have didn’t refinance their current mortgage, and Defendants haven’t offered Plaintiffs with entry to their books and data… In different phrases, Defendants have happy none of their obligations and have refused even to reply to Plaintiffs’ outreaches about these breaches.”
Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield (6) passes in opposition to the San Francisco 49ers through the second half of an NFL soccer sport in Tampa, Fla., Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. (AP Picture/Chris O’Meara)
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The Mayfields say they’ve “no selection” however to file this new lawsuit — 9 pages lengthy and recordsdata in U.S. District Court docket within the Austin Division of the Western District of Texas.
Fox Information Digital reached out to James Mayfield’s firm for remark.
Mayfield is in his second season with the Buccaneers, succeeding on a one-year prove-it deal final yr to earn himself a three-year, $100 million pact.
Baker Mayfield #6 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates after scoring a dashing landing in opposition to the New York Giants through the second quarter at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Elsa/Getty Pictures)
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Mayfield’s Bucs simply walloped the lowly New York Giants, 30-7, when Mayfield admitted to creating a “tribute” to Tommy DeVito with an Italian-hand gesture following a dashing landing.
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