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Browns GM Andrew Berry avoids talk about Baker Mayfield’s future, but he's pleased with QB

Andrew Berry isn't ready to publicly commit to Baker Mayfield as the Browns' quarterback of the future.

Avoiding any promises one way or another is not a surprising approach for Berry because the new general manager still has the final half of the 2020 season to evaluate while deciding whether to exercise the fifth-year option in Mayfield's rookie contract, sign him to an extension or neither.

The first overall draft pick in 2018, Mayfield will be eligible for a new deal after this season. Short of the long-term commitment an extension would bring, the Browns must make a decision on the fifth-year option by the first week of May.