From being drafted first to dumped in four years, Baker Mayfield’s wild four-year ride in Cleveland is over. The No 1 overall pick in 2018, Mayfield was traded Wednesday by the Browns, who moved on from the divisive quarterback months ago and finally sent him to the Carolina Panthers for a future draft pick.
Mayfield, who was pushed out of his starting job amid the Browns’ pursuit of Deshaun Watson, is going to Carolina for a conditional draft pick in 2024 or 2025.
The Browns are paying $10.5m of Mayfield’s $18.8m contract for next season, two people familiar with the negotiations told the Associated Press.
The Panthers will pay $4.8m and Mayfield will take a $3.5m pay cut, said the people, who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the trade can’t be finalized until Mayfield passes a physical.