The learning curve for rookies applies to even No. 1 draft picks.
Such has been the case with Baker Mayfield, whom the Browns selected first in this past spring’s NFL Draft to be their franchise quarterback of the future. In his first public comments since rookie minicamp, the former Oklahoma star Tuesday spoke of acclimating to the speed of the professional game among other dynamics.
“It was inevitable. For me, I’m trying to slow it down,” Mayfield said following the team’s seventh organized team activity practice. “I’m not going to complete the whole puzzle at once.