Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield requests trade, but team denies request

By Issy Ronald, CNN

Updated 1123 GMT (1923 HKT) March 18, 2022

Baker Mayfield has requested a trade from the Cleveland Browns, but the team is not expected to accede to the request according to reports.

(CNN)Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield has requested a trade from the team, according to NFL.com and ESPN.

«It's in the mutual interest of both sides for us to move on,» Mayfield told ESPN on Thursday. «The relationship is too far gone to mend. It's in the best interest of both sides to move on.»The Browns, however, do not plan to honor Mayfield's trade request, according to NFL.com. Mayfield's request comes after the Browns met with Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson and made a trade offer for Watson earlier this week. Cleveland was informed on Thursday that they are no longer in the running to acquire Watson, who is still being targeted by the New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons, per the NFL report.Read MoreOn Tuesday, before the Browns failed in their bid for Watson, Mayfield posted a statement on social media, thanking the city of Cleveland and its fans.«I have no clue what happens next, which is the meaning behind the silence I have had during the duration of this process,» Mayfield said in the post. «I can only control what I can, which is trusting in God's plan throughout this process.»I have given this franchise everything I have. That is something I've always done at every stage, and at every level. And that will not change wherever I take my next snap."Baker Mayfield passing against the Baltimore Ravens on December 12, 2021 in Cleveland. CNN has reached out to Mayfield's agent and the Browns for comment.Mayfield was drafted by the Browns first overall in the 2018 NFL draft on a four-year