CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield showed for most of the first three quarters of Sunday’s 26-24 loss to the Cleveland Browns why the Browns moved on from him.
In the fourth quarter, he showed why the Panthers are optimistic the first pick of the 2018 draft can stabilize a position that has been in flux the past four seasons.
In other words, the jury is still out.
“Everybody made this out to be the Super Bowl,’’ Mayfield said. “There are 16 more games. The Super Bowl is not until February and this is the beginning of September.