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The addition of Baker Mayfield doesn’t mean the Carolina Panthers are looking to move on from Sam Darnold.
Per ESPN’s David Newton, the Panthers have “no intention” of trading the 25-year-old quarterback.
Carolina announced on Wednesday it acquired Mayfield from the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a conditional fifth-round draft pick in 2024.
Per NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo, the Browns agreed to pay most of Mayfield’s salary this season to help facilitate the deal:
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More: The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Browns?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Browns</a> will pay Baker Mayfield $10.5 million this season, which means they trimmed over $8 million in cash and salary-cap space. The <a href=”https://twitter.com/hashtag/Panthers?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>#Panthers</a> will pay Mayfield ~$5 million. Mayfield agreed to trim ~$3.5 million off his base salary.
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