Ian Rapaport drops big claim on Baker Mayfield's future with the Browns

NFL insider Ian Rapaport has revealed what he believes will happen when it comes to Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield. 

It’s fair to say that the past few years have been something of a roller coaster for the Cleveland Browns’ #1 pick back in the 2018 draft, although the plummet on this particular roller coaster doesn’t seem to be ending any time soon.

The Browns were pretty much the laughing stock of the league before Mayfield arrived, going a combined 1-31 in the two seasons before he arrived, they made an instant improvement as he was able to help guide them to a 7-8-1 record in his first year, and a 6-10 record the next. Not perfect, but still an improvement on what came before.

Then came the 2020 season where everything clicked for them as they put up a 11-5 record, and won their first playoff game since 1994 when they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers in the Wild Card round. 

2021 and 2022 though have been something of a disaster for Mayfield, not only did the Browns put up a record of 8-9, but the trade for Deshaun Watson more or less sealed his fate in Cleveland as it became pretty clear that they were moving on from him.

And judging by his recent actions, it might seem Mayfield as though has moved on from the Browns too as it has been reported that he will not be going on a trip to the Bahamas that Watson has put together for the team’s offence:

Baker Mayfield unlikely to make this #Browns offensive trip to the Bahamas that Deshaun Watson is hosting, I'm told https://t.co/DIleocmLqn

However according to Rapaport, who was speaking on the Pat McAfee Show, Mayfield isn’t going to be putting up much of a fuss when it comes to his time within the organisation, as he believes that Mayfield will not ‘hold out’