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Cleveland Browns: Reaction to selection of quarterback Baker Mayfield

The clock struck 8:05 PM eastern time, and the Cleveland Browns took nearly eight minutes once on the clock to submit their pick, before finally selecting Oklahoma quarterback Baker Mayfield with the first overall selection in the 2018 NFL Draft.

Here are some of the immediate reactions from across Twitter upon the announcement of the pick.

After nearly all offseason with the Browns being linked to quarterbacks Sam Darnold and Josh Allen, news started breaking about 48 hours before the draft that the team was looking into selecting the former Oklahoma Sooner gunslinger with their first overall pick.