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Cleveland Browns News: Baker Mayfield sends message to Duke Johnson

We all knew when the Cleveland Browns added Baker Mayfield last season that they were getting a player who wasn’t afraid to speak his mind. Oftentimes, that brutal honesty upsets people — see Colin Cowherd and Tony Grossi.

Other times, it can be used to send a message — which was the case on Tuesday. After reports surfaced that running back Duke Johnson still wanted to be traded, Mayfield made his feelings on the matter really clear.

The second-year quarterback said that either you’re with the team, or you aren’t and that any awkwardness for Johnson is “self-inflicted.