Things aren’t going well for Baker Mayfield in Carolina.
The Panthers fell to 1-4 with their 37-15 loss to the 49ers on Sunday. The former No. 1 overall pick struggled again Sunday, completing 20 of 36 passes for 215 yards with an interception that was returned 41 yards for a touchdown by 49ers cornerback Emmanuel Moseley.
After the game, Mayfield had a testy exchange with a reporter who asked about him having concerned over losing his job.
“Baker Mayfield is asked how he’s doing mentally with his job in question. His response: “Did you question my job?’” Sheena Quick tweeted.
Mayfield has four touchdown passes and four picks in five games for the Panthers, who have lost 11 of their last 12 games under coach Matt Rhule.
On top of his bad play, Mayfield wore a walking boot on his left ankle after his ankle got rolled up on late in the first half.
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“Somebody landed on the ankle,” Mayfield said. “It didn’t feel too good.”
With Sam Darnold still at least a couple of weeks away from returning from his own ankle injury, P.J. Walker would be in line to start if Mayfield can’t play next Sunday against the defending Super Bowl champion Los Angeles Rams.
