Not long ago, the Cleveland Browns were the laughing stock of the NFL and it appeared that the franchise would never get out of the doldrums. then, they drafted Baker Mayfield, and everything changed.
The Browns went 7-8-1 this season, marking their best finish since winning 10 games all the way back in 2007. Cleveland has not made the playoffs since the 2002-03 campaign, representing the longest active drought in the NFL, but it appears that the Browns are getting close to ending it.
They took another step toward that goal earlier this week when they sent shockwaves through the league by acquiring star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. in a trade with the New York Giants.
With Beckham now on board and a bunch of young talent permeating the rest of the roster, Mayfield says that it is a fun time to be a Browns fan at the moment.
“It's an exciting time in Cleveland,” said Mayfield, via Adam McCalvy of MLB.com. “The fans, after having a decent year, nothing that we were too happy about, were unbelievably satisfied.”
Mayfield then added that he “can't even imagine” how crazy the fans are going to be when he heads back to Cleveland for the upcoming season.
The signal-caller then said that Beckham's brashness won't be any issue for the Browns, noting that he is pretty brash himself.
Mayfield is coming off of a season in which he threw for 3,725 yards, a rookie record 27 touchdowns, and 14 interceptions while completing 63.8 percent of his passes and registering a passer rating of 93.7.
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