Less than three weeks ahead of their season opener against the Browns, the Panthers have settled on a starting quarterback.
On Monday, coach Matt Rhule announced that Baker Mayfield will be the team’s starter to begin the season, beating out the incumbent Sam Darnold. The decision will pit Mayfield against his old team in his Carolina debut.
“When we started this process, we were looking at three things: Number one, mastery of the offense, number two, situational football excellence, and number three, moving the ball and getting guys involved,” Rhule said. “That’s been our focus all along.