Baker Mayfield is running out of options.
He has lost yet another potential suitor after ESPN’s Dianna Russini revealed that the Seattle Seahawks have “no interest” in trading for the former No. 1 overall pick.
“The Seahawks have been telling me from Day 1 they have no interest in Baker Mayfield,” Russini said on The Ryen Russillo Podcast, via Bleacher Report. “They’re riding Drew Lock, which we can talk about that another time. That’s their choice.”
Mayfield is set to make $18.9 million during the 2022 campaign before he becomes an unrestricted free agent in 2023. That is a huge amount of money for one season of an inconsistent quarterback, and Cleveland wants to shed it in any potential trade. The only problem is that no teams is willing to trade and pay that money.
“The Cleveland Browns do not want to take on that contract,” Russini said. “They don’t want to pay for that. I don’t know the number they’re willing to go to—but the last I checked, which was about a week-and-a-half ago—they want nothing to do with that deal. If you want Baker Mayfield, you’re going to pay that money. Cleveland’s not going to try to split it up with you.”
The Seahawks currently have Drew Lock on the roster, who is expected to be the starter. He hasn’t exactly been an All-Pro during his career, seeing as how he is 8-13 as a starter since the Broncos selected him with a second-round pick in 2019. He led the league with 15 interceptions in just 13 games in 2020 and was 0-3 in three starts last year.
Mayfield has remained fairly quiet on his situation but did make an appearance on the Ya Neva Know podcast to discuss what it’s been like.
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“I had great times my rookie year. I came in and got to have fun back half of the year. 2019 sucked. 2020 was great, made the playoffs, 2021 was miserable. It’s like a rollercoaster, I’m just looking for stabilization right now,” Mayfield said in March. “I really truly honestly have no regrets of my time in Cleveland of what I tried to give to that place. True Clevelanders and Browns fans know that. That’s why I can walk away the whole situation feeling like ‘I did it.’”
The best option at this point for the Browns might be to hang on to Mayfield and see if any injuries happen around the league leading up to the season.
