Baker Mayfield: QB’s future with Cleveland Browns looks uncertain, but backing death row man wins plaudits
However, he and the team have struggled to maintain consistency on the pitch, casting doubt on whether the team will choose to offer him a new long-term contract.
However, away from home Mayfield has also shown his leadership qualities.
Last season, Mayfield displayed Jones’ name on the back of his helmet in solidarity for the prisoner.
On Wednesday, 26-year-old Mayfield – among other members of the sports world – used her platform to call on Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt to spare Jones.
“I’ve been trying to present the truth and the truth to be told for a while, but it’s been hard to think about. Tried and tried. It’s a shame things have come to this. 24 hours left. So it’s tough. You know, hopefully God can step in and handle it correctly and do the things he needs to do.”
A day later, Stitt granted Jones leniency, reducing Jones’ death sentence to life in prison without parole just hours before he was scheduled to be executed.
Mayfield reacted to the news on Twitter: “God is AMAZING!!! Thank you everyone for praying and keep praying!”
The midfield quartet’s backing for Jones has won praise.
“Whatever you think of Baker Mayfield, he’s been supporting Julius Jones for a while,” former NFL star Stephen White wrote on Twitter. “And certainly longer than I’ve known his story and I suspect I’m alone.”
Long term or short term fix?
If Mayfield is beloved in Cleveland, the NFL quarterback’s future seems uncertain at the Browns.
His charisma and dedication combined with his play on the pitch have earned him a devoted fan base.
Now in his fourth year with the team, he’s thrown 13,105 yards and 84 touchdowns since enlisting, helping transform the historic Ohio team that was bitten by snakes and helping them win their first stop. after the season since 2002.
The Browns have exercised a fifth-year contract option with Mayfield for the 2022 season – a guaranteed $18.9 million – although he has struggled with injuries and on-field accuracy during the off-season. this.
He had to undergo a tear in the lab, which NFL insider Ian Rapoport reported he will need surgery at the end of the season.
As a result, there are questions as to whether the team will choose to stick with Mayfield and offer him a long-term contract, much like the Buffalo Bills did with Josh Allen, the 2018 Mayfield compatriot – he signed a six-year contract extension. up to $258 million with $150 million guaranteed in August.
Cleveland and Mayfield’s representatives did not immediately respond to CNN’s request for comment on the status of any potential future contracts for the midfielder.
Fox Sports analyst Jay Glazer thinks the Browns will consider all of their options later this year, including Mayfield’s starting midfield.
“When [The Browns] are looking at it and they see who is available, who they can get in the deal, who they can get in draft and they think Baker is the better choice in the long run, then they have to go long with him. “
