Report Details Baker Mayfield’s ‘Final Straw’ With Kevin Stefanski And Browns

Baker Mayfield has officially moved on from the Cleveland Browns even if he remains on the roster, for now.

After the Browns made their blockbuster deal for Deshaun Watson, Mayfield admitted that he felt ‘disrespected’ by the way the front office handled the whole situation.

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However, a new report is now detailing how Bake Mayfield may have been done with the Browns long before the Deshaun Watson trade.

According to ESPN’s Jake Trotter, Mayfield called out coach Kevin Stefanski when things started to go south down the stretch of the season.

“As Mayfield was losing confidence in himself, he had also begun losing faith in Stefanski, according to multiple sources, even though the two had thrived the year before during Cleveland’s unexpected playoff run,” Trotter wrote.

It was also reported by ESPN‘s Chris Mortensen that the Browns lost confidence in Baker Mayfield’s ability to lead the team from a leadership standpoint.

“They’re breaking up, regardless of whether or not Deshaun Watson ends up Cleveland, the one thing that I was told is that it’s just not a match emotionally, whereas Baker Mayfield’s passion and emotional leadership were embraced in Oklahoma and even in the beginning with the Browns, things have changed and they want what they consider an adult at the position,” Mortensen reported.

Browns owner Jimmy Haslam maintains that he still believes in Baker Mayfield despite all the reports out there.

“Contrary to what is out there in the press, we think highly of Baker and did not get down on him,” said Haslam after the trade. “[I know] Baker felt that [“adult” comment] came from ownership, but that’s not true. Baker gave it everything he had while he was here. Nobody can question his effort this past year, and nobody can question the four years he gave to the city of Cleveland.”

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