When the Browns traded Baker Mayfield to the Panthers on Wednesday, the only remaining piece to the complete the deal was Mayfield’s physical.
According to The Athletic’s Joe Person, Mayfield passed his physical on Thursday. As he gets adjusted to his new team, his salary was one of the main issues that held up his trade process.
Cleveland picked up Mayfield’s fifth-year option last year, which would have allowed the quarterback to earn $18.86 million this season. In completing Wednesday’s trade, Cleveland agreed to pay $10.5 million of Mayfield’s salary while the Panthers will pay approximately $5 million, according to NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo. Mayfield, meanwhile, took a $3.5 million pay cut in the deal.
