I wasn’t planning on writing about Baker Mayfield every day, but frankly, it’s arguably the biggest story in the AFC North right now, so here we are, back at it. After the Cleveland Browns were informed yesterday before noon that they were out of the running for Houston Texans quarterback Deshaun Watson, Mayfield officially submitted a request to be traded, via ESPN and numerous other outlets. The Browns responded by stating that they would not be “accommodating” his request.
The first-overall pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, Mayfield has had an up-and-down career up to this point, though he has routinely been surrounded by change, and hasn’t had a great opportunity to settle down into an environment.