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Sam Darnold says he, Baker Mayfield 'cool' with competing to become Carolina Panthers' starting QB

SPARTANBURG, S.C. -- The Carolina Panthers turned the heat up on Sam Darnold earlier this month when they traded for Baker Mayfield to compete for the starting quarterback job, but as far as Darnold is concerned the two are "cool'' with battling it out.

"When things start rolling in training camp it's just going to be fun to be able to compete and have fun with it,'' Darnold said on Tuesday as the Panthers reported to camp at Wofford College. "At the end of the day this is a business and we both take our craft and what we do very seriously.