Quarterback Baker Mayfield had reportedly made up his mind that he wouldn't play for the Cleveland Browns in 2022 even before Cleveland acquired Deshaun Watson from the Houston Texans.
According to cleveland.com's Mary Kay Cabot, Mayfield had "no plans" to play for the Browns next season and requested a trade Thursday.
On Friday, the Browns agreed to send first-round picks in 2022, 2023 and 2024, a third-round pick in 2023 and a fourth-round pick in 2024 to Houston for Watson and a 2024 fifth-round pick.
Cabot noted that Mayfield's insistence on moving on may have played a role in the Browns reviving trade talks with the Texans after they had previously been informed that Watson was no longer considering a trade to Cleveland.