Baker Mayfield, Steph Curry among athletes getting creative with charitable efforts

Emily, left, and Baker Mayfield have found different ways to support children and families in the Cleveland area during the COVID-19 holiday season. [PHOTO PROVIDED]Were this a normal year, the kids at Baker Mayfield’s holiday gift giveaway would be swarming the Cleveland Browns quarterback, high-fiving him, tugging on his hand and leaning in to share their excitement over something even rarer than a Santa sighting: a playoff berth.

Instead, when Mayfield and wife Emily hosted their annual Passing the Joy event two weeks ago, they stood on one side of glass doors at the building’s entryway while the kids stayed on the other.

“They’d have their Santa hats and signs … and they’d scream through…