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Baker Mayfield on Scheduled Execution of Julius Jones: 'Hopefully God Can Intervene'

Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was emotional Wednesday discussing Julius Jones, a death row inmate scheduled to be executed Thursday in Oklahoma.

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Baker Mayfield teared up talking about Julius Jones, who will be executed in Oklahoma tomorrow on a murder conviction unless Gov. Kevin Stitt steps in to stop it. Baker has been a longtime advocate of Jones’ innocence. “Hopefully God can intervene…” <a href="https://t.co/WCWO70hSo1">pic.twitter.com/WCWO70hSo1</a>

"That's not something that's easy to talk about," Mayfield told reporters. "Been trying to get the facts stated and the truth to be told for a while, but it's tough to think about.