Baker Mayfield 'f--- them up' remark adds fuel to fire as Panthers get ready for Week 1 vs Browns

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Baker Mayfield appears to be revved up to play the Cleveland Browns as the newly christened Carolina Panthers starting quarterback gets ready for the start of the 2022 regular season.

Mayfield was named the starting quarterback, beating out Sam Darnold and P.J. Walker for the job. In Week 1, he will play his former team in which he led to the playoffs before they traded for Deshaun Watson and left him packing for Carolina.

According to Buffalo Bills sideline reporter Cynthia Frelund, Mayfield had some interesting words about his mindset going into the Week 1 game.

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Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield celebrates after throwing a touchdown pass against the Buffalo Bills during the first half of an NFL preseason football game on Friday, Aug. 26, 2022, in Charlotte, N.C.  (AP Photo/Jacob Kupferman)

"I’m going to f--- them up," he said of the Browns, according to what Frelund shared on the "Around the NFL" podcast.

Frelund, who also works as an analytics analyst for the NFL Network shared the brief conversation she had with Mayfield at Bank of America Stadium.

"I walked up to him and said, ‘I’m so excited to see you, like, go kick some butt,’ I didn’t say that word," she said with a laugh. ... Go kick some butt, especially Week 1, I like cannot wait. And he uses some expletives and I was like, ‘I just hope you’re like ready.’ He was like, ‘I’m gonna bleep them up.’"

Mayfield will have media availability later in the week, and the remark will likely be one of the first questions he faces.

Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield signs for fans after practice. The New England Patriots