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Baker Mayfield 'clears air' with Giants QB Daniels Jones after comments

BEREA, Ohio — Baker Mayfield did some damage control after taking a surprising shot at a fellow NFL quarterback.

Claiming he was taken out of context, Mayfield said Wednesday that he reached out Giants rookie QB Daniel Jones after making some biting comments about the first-round draft pick in an interview.

Mayfield acknowledged he told GQ that he was surprised New York selected Jones — "blows my mind" he told the magazine in April — but that he didn't mean any disrespect toward Jones and that some of his comments were pieced together.

Mayfield said he sent text messages to Jones on Tuesday to make sure he understood he didn't mean any harm.