The Carolina Panthers love trading for underachieving quarterbacks as of late, with Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield now headed out to Charlotte.
The Panthers, steeped in desperation to save the Matt Rhule era from going off the rails in its third season, have acquired Mayfield in exchange for a conditional fifth-round pick. They’ll pay less of his salary, too, making this a pretty low-cost deal for a former top pick.
While you might be assuming the move means it’s Baker Time in Carolina, the Panthers are, for some bizarre reason, still apparently very high on the other first-round QB in thier building, Sam Darnold.