Baker Mayfield 'ready to move on' from Browns even with lengthy Deshaun Watson suspension looming

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Baker Mayfield's tenure with the Cleveland Browns appears to be dead in the water even if Deshaun Watson gets suspended for the entire season.

Mayfield on Tuesday was asked about whether he would return to the Browns this season despite his trade request. But he said the Browns would need to start the dialogue when it came to mending the fences.

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Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield throws against the Baltimore Ravens, Dec. 12, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

"No, I think for that to happen, there would have to be some reaching out. But we’re ready to move on, I think, on both sides," Mayfield said.

The Browns traded for Watson in March and signed him to a five-year, $230 million guaranteed contract even while the NFL still hadn’t decided on discipline for him over the 24 civil lawsuits he was facing for alleged sexual misconduct. He has since settled 20 of the 24 lawsuits.

Watson was meeting with former U.S. District Judge Sue Robinson, who will determine whether the quarterback violated the league’s personal conduct policy and whether to impose discipline.

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Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns throws a pass during the offseason workout at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus on June 1, 2022, in Berea, Ohio. (Nick Cammett/Diamond Images via Getty Images)

Mayfield told reporters during a workout in Texas he expected to be traded before the NFL Draft.

"I think I got frustrated with it not happening before minicamp and all those things, but it’s just the stuff that’s out of my control," he said.