When the the Carolina Panthers agreed in July to send a conditional 2024 draft pick to the Cleveland Browns for Baker Mayfield, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NFL draft, they were hoping to resurrect his career.
The renaissance didn't happen, and it wasn't even close.
Mayfield went 1-5 as the starter and was on target for career lows in every major statistical category, including a 16.8 Total QBR that ranked last in the league. That led to his release on Monday with the Panthers (4-8) set to go with Sam Darnold and PJ Walker as their top quarterbacks the rest of the season.