Mayfield On The Move

07/07/2022 Mayfield On The Move

By: Jeff Yoder

Carolina Panthers Acquire QB Baker Mayfield in Trade With Cleveland Browns

Two of the top three picks from the 2018 draft are now in the same quarterback room. Baker Mayfield — the No. 1 overall pick by the Browns just four years ago — is heading to Carolina for a fifth-round pick in 2024. He’s expected to be the starter, but he’ll likely have to compete with QB Sam Darnold — the No. 3 pick by the Jets in the same draft class.

 

What It Means for Both Teams

The Browns watched Mayfield deliver some of their best years in recent history. Although he failed to win a Super Bowl in Cleveland, he went 29-30 in four +3,000-yard seasons and took the Browns to the AFC Championship in 2020-21. With Deshaun Watson now in Cleveland, the Browns had no use for the 2017 Heisman Trophy winner. Carolina now has two mid-tier quarterbacks to compete with each other with rookie QB Matt Corral and XFL star P.J. Walker also on the depth chart.

 

Baker Mayfield Career Stats

Record: 29-30

Yards: 14,125

Touchdowns: 92

Interceptions: 56

Completion: 61.6%

 

Additional Storylines

CBS Sports: Winners & Losers in Baker Mayfield Trade

SI: Examining the Fallout of the Baker Mayfield Trade

 

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