Earlier this month, Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield said that former QB Tom Brady created a “tense environment” in Tampa Bay – and Brady didn’t take the comment lightly.

Mayfield, who signed with Tampa Bay in 2023 following Brady’s retirement, said on the Casa De Klub podcast on Sept. 16 that “everyone was pretty stressed” when Brady was with the franchise.

On Sunday, the future Hall of Famer didn’t hold back and clapped back at Mayfield’s comments while working as a commentator during the Bucs-Philadelphia Eagles game.

Brady continued, adding that the best approach to football is to have teammates who “push each other out of our comfort zones.”

“Great teammates do that,” he said. “The expectations for us are high. We have to make sure we go out and deliver.”

On the podcast, Mayfield said that he and Brady had “very different personalities” and that Brady left a different locker room environment than the Bucs have now.

Mayfield added that Brady was known for maintaining control of the offense, even if it meant going against the coach.

Brady’s ultra-competitive nature is somewhat infamous, but it has paid off handsomely throughout his career, earning him seven Super Bowl rings, including one with Tampa Bay.

Mayfield, meanwhile, led the team to a 9-8 record and a playoff berth in his only season with the Buccaneers, defeating the Eagles in the wild-card round before losing to the Detroit Lions in the divisional playoffs.