Globe2Go, the digital newspaper replica of The Globe and Mail

BROWNS TRADE MAYFIELD TO PANTHERS

CLEVELAND From being drafted first to dumped four years later, Baker Mayfield’s wild four-year ride in Cleveland is over. The No. 1 overall pick in 2018, Mayfield was traded Wednesday by the Browns, who moved on from the divisive quarterback months ago and finally sent him to the Carolina Panthers for a future draft pick. Mayfield, who was pushed out of his starting job amid the Browns’ pursuit of Deshaun Watson, is going to Carolina for a conditional draft pick in 2024 or 2025. The Browns are also paying US$10million of Mayfield’s US$18.8million contract for next season, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. The Panthers play host to the Browns in the coming season’s opener – with Mayfield’s addition spicing up the matchup. Mayfield’s time with the Browns effectively ended in March when the team traded three first-round selections and six overall to the Houston Texans for Watson, who is facing a possible NFL suspension for violating the league’s personal conduct policy. Watson has been accused of sexual misconduct by two dozen massage therapists in Texas.

REPORT ON BUSINESS

en-ca

2022-07-07T07:00:00.0000000Z

2022-07-07T07:00:00.0000000Z

https://globe2go.pressreader.com/article/282200834626305

Globe and Mail