The Cleveland Browns were finally able to unload quarterback Baker Mayfield last week, sending him to the Carolina Panthers for a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick that becomes a fourth-rounder should Mayfield take 70 percent of the snaps at quarterback this year.
Translation: the Browns gave him away. When the smoke clears, they’ll carry a $10.5 million dead cap hit this year and now have an incredible $48.7 million in available cap space.
On the other side of the trade, the Panthers are on the hook for very little. Mayfield will cost them just $4.8 million this year and give them a veteran quarterback that could make this dormant offense click. They have everything else in place to become a potent offense in this league.
