Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Baker Mayfield has reconnected with his family after a dispute involving a $12 million lawsuit. Mayfield told the Tampa Bay Times that the reconciliation has been positive, particularly for his parents as they welcomed their second grandchild.
"In the past few months, I’ve been reconnected with my family," Mayfield said. "It’s been good. Also, for them to have two grandbabies, it’s tough. What’s in the past is in the past. (Wife) Emily and I took (daughter Kova) down right around her first birthday. … First time they met her, and you (could) tell it just melted them."
The legal dispute centered on allegations that $12.2 million had been misappropriated by Camwood Capital Management Group and its subsidiaries between 2018 and 2021. Mayfield and his wife, Emily, filed a court petition in 2023 to investigate the use of these funds. Mayfield's father, James, is the founder of Camwood, and his brother, Matt, is listed as a managing director.
"From January 2018 through the present, more than $12 million was transferred from Petitioners’ personal account(s) and routed through various entities and investments," the court filing stated. "Petitioners have been unable to account for, or obtain information about, the current location and/or status of those funds."
Mayfield had previously described the petition as "a long time coming," noting he had been dealing with the issue for years. The situation escalated in 2024 when Mayfield sued Camwood Ventures and its subsidiaries, alleging that a confidential settlement agreement reached earlier in the year, reportedly for $11.7 million plus interest, had not been fulfilled. The lawsuit claimed that the company failed to repay the funds, refinance an existing loan, or provide access to financial records.
"To date, Camwood Capital has not repaid even one dollar under the Settlement Agreement, Defendants have failed to refinance their existing loan, and Defendants have not provided Plaintiffs with access to their books and records," the suit read. "As a result, Plaintiffs have been left with no choice but to file suit for breach of the Settlement Agreement to recover the assets improperly taken from them."
Mayfield's reconnection with his family comes as he continues to establish himself in the NFL. After being the No. 1 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, he played for the Cleveland Browns before finding a consistent role with the Buccaneers. He led Tampa Bay to the playoffs in his first two seasons with the team. Mayfield and his wife welcomed their second child, son Maverick, in April. "You can’t put yourself on a pedestal and act like I haven’t made mistakes in my life," Mayfield said. "I had the ability to forgive and that was what I wanted to get across. But we’re here and the door is open. The past few months, (my family and I) have made good progress and began reconnecting."