Baker Mayfield’s future remains in limbo as the quarterback waits to see which team will trade for him this season. The Panthers have consistently been viewed as the favorite, but Carolina and the Browns haven’t been able to agree on a deal yet.
The biggest obstacle between the two teams seems to be Mayfield’s contract. While appearing in the Rich Eisen Show, SI’s Albert Breer said that Cleveland is willing to pay around half of Mayfield’s salary to ease any deal.
“Cleveland’s been willing to take on a fair amount of Baker’s salary, like $9, $10 million,” he said. “For people out there who think that Cleveland’s holding on to Baker as Deshaun insurance, they wouldn’t be offering to take on a pretty significant portion of the guy’s salary if they were looking to hold him until there’s more clarity in the Deshaun Watson case.”
