Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield seems to never take a day off from delivering a hot take.
This time around, it’s the New York Giants that has his attention.
While discussing the offseason trade of wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. to ESPN’s Mina Kimes — Mayfield put New York Giants fans in his sights when he suggested the change of venue would greatly suit Odell because he’ll be playing ball in front of a fan base that actually shows up.
Via ESPN:
He sees the skepticism on my face and giggles. “When I want to stir the pot, I’ll click to see what [Colin] Cowherd’s said lately,” he says. In April, after the Fox Sports radio host said his sources had told him that Beckham was unhappy about being traded to the Browns, Mayfield snapped at him on Twitter: “Come to Cleveland and ask O if he actually likes it.” In April, he lashed out again when Cowherd listed some of Beckham’s off-the-field incidents, calling the host a “clown.” (Mayfield has an “incident” of his own on his record — in college, he pleaded guilty to public intoxication and disorderly conduct.)
When I ask Mayfield about the back-and-forth, he says it bothers him when people perpetuate misinformation about the wide receiver. “He’s here to work, and he wants to be surrounded by people who love him and support him and allow him to be himself,” he says. “He’s here to play in front of fans who actually care, who will actually show up to every game and pack the stadium and love him for who he is.” (Regrettably, the Browns do not play the Giants this year.)
It should be noted that the Giants ranked 4th in attendance in the NFL in 2018 for a team that finished terrible in the standings.
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The Cleveland Browns ranked 19th.
