The Baker Mayfield commerce to the Panthers that did not materialize in the course of the 2022 NFL Draft could abruptly have legs once more.
In accordance with CBS Sports activities’ Jonathan Jones, the Panthers are displaying “urgency” to get a Mayfield commerce completed with the Browns so the quarterback can get time with the group in minicamp.
Whereas talks are ongoing, the sticking level stays the identical because it was in April, in accordance with the report: how a lot of Mayfield’s $18.8 million wage for 2022 the Browns would retain.
The Browns need to eliminate Mayfield after buying and selling for Deshaun Watson in March and giving him a totally assured five-year, $230 million contract. Watson’s standing for the 2022 NFL season stays unsure because the league continues its investigation into sexual misconduct claims made in opposition to the previous Texans quarterback, who's dealing with an rising variety of civil lawsuits.
Mayfield, who mentioned he felt “disrespected” by the Browns after the Watson commerce, has been excused from Cleveland’s necessary minicamp.
In the intervening time, the Panthers’ No. 1 quarterback is Sam Darnold, the ex-Jet who struggled in his first yr with Carolina. The group additionally drafted Matt Corral out of Ole Miss within the third spherical of this yr’s draft.
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