Rest easy, Seahawks fans who have been trying to talk yourselves into liking Baker Mayfield these last few weeks without success. According to a report by USA Today’s Josina Anderson, the team is “not chasing” the Browns quarterback under current pretenses.
Mayfield finds himself in a bit of a pickle. Cleveland has clearly moved on at quarterback after trading for Deshaun Watson and signing Jacoby Brissett to back him up. However, the Browns put themselves and their former franchise quarterback in an awkward situation by not dealing him first. Now, other teams around the league that might be interested in Mayfield have no incentive to make a move. For now, he’s under contract for one more year and has a fully-guaranteed salary over $18.5 million.
At the moment, Mayfield seems more into Seattle than they are into him. On a recent podcast he suggested that’s his most-likely destination. However, the truth is he has very few options and it doesn’t really make sense to trade for him when the Browns will likely be forced to release him, anyway.
