BREAKING: Carolina Panthers Trading For QB Baker Mayfield In Blockbuster Trade With Cleveland Browns

Baker Mayfield finally has a new home.

On Wednesday, the Carolina Panthers traded for the veteran QB in a blockbuster trade with the Cleveland Browns.

A new QB in Carolina: The #Panthers are acquiring former No. 1 overall pick Baker Mayfield from the #Browns for a 2024 conditional 5th-round draft pick, sources tell me and @TomPelissero. Deal is pending a physical. All parties split the financials to make it happen. pic.twitter.com/xuTLqosmZm

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) July 6, 2022

More: The #Browns will pay Baker Mayfield $10.5 million this season, which means they trimmed over $8 million in cash and salary-cap space. The #Panthers will pay Mayfield ~$5 million. Mayfield agreed to trim ~$3.5 million off his base salary.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) July 6, 2022

The two sides have been in discussions for a potential deal for months and appear to have finally pushed it over the goal line.

Rapoport says a conditional 2024 fifth-round pick will go to Cleveland from Carolina. Mike Garafolo adds it can become a fourth-round pick based on playing time.

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In 2021, Mayfield appeared in 14 games and completed 60.5 percent of his passes for 3,010 yards, 17 touchdowns, and 13 interceptions. He also rushed for 134 yards and a touchdown.