With Browns run all but done, Baker Mayfield linked to Colts, and of course he is

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The Cleveland Browns apparently don’t want Baker Mayfield, and now Mayfield wants the Indianapolis Colts. Or something like that.

This is just the NFL free agency craziness of 2022, particularly as it relates to quarterbacks such as Mayfield. OutKick’s Armando Salguero has been tracking this QB madness, writing that the Browns’ interest in Deshaun Watson signals to Mayfield "that they prefer someone else."

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Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield throws during the first half of an NFL football game against the Baltimore Ravens, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane)

Forever and ever amen, and for Mayfield and the Browns, somewhat stunningly, the relationship is over. There’s no coming back from this, not for the Browns and not for Mayfield, who still doesn’t even check all the boxes for the Browns. He’s had four years to try. And the fact he can be the occasional pain in the butt … well, the Browns appear ready to just start over at the position.

Mayfield, too, is ready to move on, it seems. So much so that Tony Pauline of Pro Football Network reported that if Mayfield is traded (spoiler alert: he will be), the Colts are his preferred destination.

Of course, Indianapolis wouldn’t be the only team with an interest in Mayfield. New Las Vegas Raiders coach Josh McDaniels is said to be a fan, and it’s hard to know what McDaniels thinks of current QB Derek Carr. Other teams chasing Watson that don’t actually land Watson could be in play for Mayfield as a consolation prize — teams such as the Atlanta Falcons or New Orleans Saints. The Detroit Lions would also make sense,