Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield was expected to take over the league when he was acquired by the Cleveland Browns as the overall #1 pick. However, his stints with the Carolina Panthers went onto signify just how badly fans had judged him. That wasn’t the end of the story. Not for – Baker!
Being waived off by the Panthers, Rams went onto acquire Baker Mayfield in a desperate move, with Matthew Stafford out for the remaining games in the 2022-23 season. Being a mutual decision by both parties, the spoken off Quarterback things took in his hand as he led the defending champions to an emphatic comeback victory in his debut.
“I don’t know if you could write it any better than that,” Mayfield, who was 22 of 35 for 230 yards, with a TouchDown and no interceptions, told reporters after the game, as per NFL.com. “Obviously, we’d like to be a little bit more stress-free. But it’s a pretty damn good story. I’ll be honest with you. It’s special.”
“I took a gamble. I booked a flight, uh, before the waiver wire went through,” Mayfield said on the Prime Video postgame stage when asked if he knew he was going to L.A. when Carolina let him go.
Mayfield might find a new home for himself in the next season, but his high-class performance with the Rams can surely get his ‘lost’ respect back amongst the footballing fans.
“I’m just looking to be the best version of me possible,” Mayfield said. “Learning and improving in the system, trying to take away from a great group of guys that have had a lot of success. Obviously, the injuries, it’s tough, but just trying to learn from everybody here. Take in as much as I can and let the pieces fall where they may. I can’t control the future. I know I have the next four games here. Trying to build on that and just be the best version of me and improve.”