QB Baker Mayfield posts message thanking Cleveland fans on same day Browns brass meets with Deshaun Watson

As the Cleveland Browns brass flew back from a meeting with who they hope will be their future quarterback, Deshaun Watson, their current quarterback, Baker Mayfield, posted a statement to social media on Tuesday night thanking the city of Cleveland and its fans.

«This is not a message with hidden meaning. This is strictly to thank the city of Cleveland for embracing my family and me,» Mayfield wrote in the note that was posted to his Instagram and Twitter accounts. «I have no clue what happens next.… I have given this franchise everything I have.… and that will not change where I take my next snap.»

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The Browns flew to Houston on Tuesday to pitch Watson on waiving his no-trade clause to come to Cleveland, a league source told ESPN. The Browns are one of four teams, along with the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons, who are attempting to land Watson in a trade with the Texans. Watson has already met with the Saints and Panthers and is scheduled to meet with the Falcons on Wednesday.

Watson did not play at all last season following an offseason request to be traded and the emergence of 22 civil lawsuits against Watson alleging sexual assault and inappropriate conduct during massage sessions. A grand jury in Texas on Friday declined to indict Watson on criminal charges, signaling the end of criminal proceedings related to Watson in Harris County, where Houston is located.

Before meeting with the Browns on Tuesday, Watson answered questions on two of the 22 lawsuits filed against him during ongoing depositions, the plaintiffs' attorney, Tony Buzbee, told KHOU 11. Watson had invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when sitting for two