Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield responded to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt's decision to commute the death sentence for death row inmate Julius Jones on Thursday:
Baker MayfieldGod is GREAT!!! Thank you to everybody that prayed and continued to pray! <a href="https://twitter.com/JuliusOklahoma?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JuliusOklahoma</a>
Mayfield spoke passionately in defense of having the sentence commuted on Wednesday:
"Been trying to get the facts stated and the truth to be told for a while, but it's tough to think about," he told reporters. "Tried and tried. It's a shame it's gotten this far. We're 24 hours away.