The Cleveland Browns traded former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers. Twitter had a field day as a result.
Baker gets a new lease on life in Carolina, where he will be the presumed starter ahead of Sam Darnold and others.
Mayfield is a former No.1 overall pick for a reason, though injuries slowed him down immensely last year. This forced the Browns’ hand, though they arguably made the wrong choice by trading for a player who’s likely to be suspended for the entirety of next season at least. Cleveland handed Deshaun Watson the keys, and the rest is history.
Baker actually took a pay cut to play in Carolina, if you can believe it. Cleveland has actually grown that toxic.
Baker Mayfield trade: Best memes and tweets
Social media had a lot of fun at the Browns expense.
#Panthers new QB room:
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 6, 2022
- Baker Mayfield
- Sam Darnold
- Matt Corral
- PJ Walker
https://twitter.com/K1/status/1544737730860548097
First look at Baker Mayfield as a Carolina Panther pic.twitter.com/mghDNKLRZ2
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) July 6, 2022
The #Panthers traded a 2nd, 4th, and a 6th round pick for Sam Darnold.
— The Jet Press (@TheJetPress) July 6, 2022
All it took to land Baker Mayfield was a future conditional 5th rounder.
The value Joe Douglas and the #Jets got for Darnold continues to be mind-blowing.
Assuming deal is official tomorrow, Panthers will have two of the top-3 QBs from 2018 draft in camp. And Baker Mayfield will have a chance to stick it to the Browns in Week 1.
— Joe Person (@josephperson) July 6, 2022
https://twitter.com/SN_Ohio/status/1544738157706485766
BREAKING: The Carolina Panthers are acquiring Baker Mayfield from the Cleveland Browns for a 2024 conditional 5th round draft pick#PMSLive pic.twitter.com/9eABkg2wIt
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) July 6, 2022
Matt Corral and Baker Mayfield in the same QB room is insane from a vibes perspective
— Theo Ash (@TheoAshNFL) July 6, 2022
Panthers: We got Baker Mayfield
— FanDuel Sportsbook (@FDSportsbook) July 6, 2022
Sam Darnold: pic.twitter.com/ZJSXcENjD1
Baker Mayfield is coming to save Matt Rhule pic.twitter.com/LxpoSEvr9x
— Pardon My Take (@PardonMyTake) July 6, 2022
Somehow, this won't stop people from suggesting that the Browns start Baker Mayfield in place of Deshaun Watson during his suspension.
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) July 6, 2022
Hey @ColinCowherd, this makes twice that an NFL franchise picked backwards hat guy, Baker Mayfield, over your boy, Sam Darnold. https://t.co/2j2S3Am8im
— Sooner Recruiting (@OU_RecruitingHQ) July 6, 2022
the Panthers really traded away...
— Warren Sharp (@SharpFootball) July 6, 2022
2nd
3rd
4th
4th
5th
6th
all to assemble a QB room of:
Sam Darnold
Baker Mayfield
Matt Corral
There were many more where that came from.
Robby Anderson Baker Mayfield reaction
https://twitter.com/overtime/status/1544740433758142464
Uh…Baker has some convincing to do in his new locker room. Sheesh!
Mayfield needed a fresh start, and made it clear a week ago there was no going back for he and the Browns. Cleveland signed Jacoby Brissett as an emergency backup plan during the Watson civil trial, and they’ll likely have to use it.