Baker Mayfield sacrificed quite a bit to get his chance with the Carolina Panthers this season. But there’s a way he can get it back.
When the 27-year-old quarterback was shipped off back on July 6, he agreed to cut a chunk of his pay to fit the desired parameters of the deal. As far as the $18.8 million salary is covered—the Cleveland Browns are on the hook for $10.5 million, the Panthers for $4.8 million and Mayfield, essentially, for $3.5 million.
That $3.5 million he relinquished, however, can be recovered through a number of incentives. And the fine details of said incentives have emerged and are as follows:
