The Cleveland Browns and quarterback Baker Mayfield are reportedly "open" to a long-term contract extension, but so far the sides haven't made any "substantial" progress toward an agreement ahead of the 2021 NFL season.
ESPN's Jeremy Fowler reported the update Thursday on Get Up and noted Mayfield, whose fifth-year option in his rookie contract for 2022 has already been exercised by the Browns, isn't planning to take a significant team-friendly discount:
"I've talked to execs who think that Baker Mayfield's deal is the easiest to do because Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen are considered more in that top five-to-seven range of quarterbacks in the league, a little bit of a higher tier, proved a little more.