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The Cleveland Browns and quarterback
Baker Mayfield are reportedly “open” to a long-term contract
extension, but so far the sides haven’t made any “substantial” progress toward an agreement ahead of the 2021 NFL season.
ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler reported the
update Thursday on Get Up and noted Mayfield, whose fifth-year option in his rookie contract for 2022 has already been exercised by the
Browns, isn’t planning to take a significant team-friendly discount:
“I’ve talked to execs who think
that Baker Mayfield’s deal is the easiest to do because Lamar
Jackson, Josh Allen are considered more in that top five-to-seven
range of quarterbacks in the league, a little bit of a higher tier,
proved a little more. And then Mayfield’s money might be a little
more manageable as a result, if the Browns can get it to the finish
line. But Mayfield is hardly going to take a discount here. I know
the Browns are going to look very hard at this.
“Both sides are open to a deal, but
nothing substantial has happened yet. Should be coming maybe in the
next weeks or months; closer to training camp that will heat up. And
Mayfield’s situation is one where the Browns value him and believe he
has a higher ceiling than he’s hit. They’re not going to hold his
2019 rough season against him because the Freddie Kitchens era was a
bit of a mess. They believe he’s got another gear he can reach.”
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.
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