Baker Mayfield will undoubtedly begin as the Carolina Panthers’ No. 2 quarterback on July 27 when training camp starts, given that he’s months behind in learning the playbook and he has barely met any of his teammates.
But he doesn’t plan on staying No. 2 for long.
“When you’re at any level as high as this … nobody has the mentality of being a backup,” Mayfield said in his first news conference as a Panther on Tuesday.