Baker Mayfield may prefer to be traded to the Seattle Seahawks, but it appears the Cleveland Browns are in no hurry to deal with their former first-choice NFC West.
While Baker Mayfield appears comfortable with the idea of being traded to the Seattle Seahawks, the Cleveland Browns are in no hurry to deal with their former No. 1 overall pick.
With the 2022 NFL weekend coming to an end, it may be a while before Mayfield finds his new team. His relationship with the Browns organization is presumably far from repairing after Cleveland traded for Deshaun Watson. Mayfield played his first four seasons in the NFL outside of Oklahoma in Cleveland. Playing on his fifth year option, he’s running out of time to still be an NFL player.
Even if the fit in Seattle makes sense, CBS Sports’ Josina Anderson announces ‘Brown’ [are] No pressure on the rush and the Seahawks [are] Do not chase under the current pretexts.”
Cleveland Browns: Baker Mayfield business discussions stalled
Mayfield is not alone in being a starting-level midfielder with declining trade value in his current team. Jimmy Garoppolo is on the San Francisco 49ers with all eyes on Tre Lance being his future quarterback. While Garoppolo had a better professional career, his commercial value declined due to the injury he sustained in the NFC playoffs. As for Mayfield, he has to wait.
Once the top five potential players (Matt Corral, Sam Howell, Kenny Beckett, Desmond Reader, owner Willis) find their new squads, the next wave of quarterback deals will occur. Expect guys like Mayfield and Garoppolo to be transferred, but perhaps not until long after the draft. Seattle makes a lot of sense for Mayfield, but if not the Seahawks, where would he go?
Mayfield will likely head to the NFC to initially compete for a job at teams without a significant future as a quarterback. If teams like the Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers or New Orleans Saints don’t draft the quarterback this spring, Mayfield may go to one of the NFC South teams to take on a marginal starter/backup role before hitting free agency.
Mayfield to Seattle to challenge Drew Locke is the most reasonable scenario, but these things take time.
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