BEREA — Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield insisted Wednesday that GQ Magazine took his comments about Daniel Jones “out of context,” so Mayfield reached out to the New York Giants rookie to “clear the air.”
Mayfield became the target of public backlash for a story GQ published online Tuesday in which he was quoted as saying, “I cannot believe the Giants took Daniel Jones. Blows my mind.”
GQ staff writer Clay Skipper wrote he told Mayfield during their interview he was “mystified that so many supposedly expert quarterback scouts seem unable to predict what makes a good NFL quarterback.