Brady Quinn backs up Baker Mayfield amid Browns exit, immature comments
Baker Mayfield’s exit from Cleveland was a messy one to say the least. After his worst NFL season due to injuries, the Browns organization and fanbase quickly soured on their former No. 1 pick. This led to their trade for Deshaun Watson and to signing him to a five year, $230 million contract. Baker’s breakup with the Browns was official at that point as he awaited a trade away from the franchise.
That came last week when the Carolina Panther’s acquired Mayfield for a conditional fifth round pick in 2024. That should have been the not-so-happy ending for everyone involved. That wasn’t the case, though, when the Browns hurled one last insult out the door. In an article on The Athletic, Jason Lloyd wrote that the franchise viewed Mayfield as “childish and immature”.
For former Browns QB Brady Quinn, that was a step too far from the organization. Quinn shared his thought’s on Monday’s episode of his ‘2 Pros and a Cup of Joe‘ show on Fox Sports Radio. He says the comments make the franchise look just as, if not more, immature than Mayfield ever had.
“I’m on the side of Baker here,” said Brady Quinn. “If you’re gonna call him being immature, it almost seems like whether it’s Jimmy Haslam, whoever else is behind it leaking this stuff out, that’s more of the immature move here.”
The ruling on Mayfield in the court of public opinion shifted dramatically over the span of a year and a half. He was the franchise’s savior in January 2021 with a brief yet compelling playoff run. They had tossed him out of town with every undesirable label imaginable by July 2022.
Sports breakups like these can get messy at times. Considering the current situation of their next franchise quarterback as well, ‘childish’ and ‘immature’ aren’t words to be thrown around about anyone. Still, both sides are headed for what they can only hope are greener pastures. They’ll see each other real soon, though, as Cleveland will open the season September 11th on the road against Mayfield and Carolina.