These 3 trades for Baker Mayfield are far more realistic than anything involving DK Metcalf

The Cleveland Browns have yet to figure out what to do with Baker Mayfield.

The Cleveland Browns have yet to find a deal they like (or like enough) to move on from former starter Baker Mayfield. The former first-overall pick remains on the roster with an $18 million roster hit. That seems to be the issue for most teams, this late in the offseason, most of the teams have used a lot of their cap.

Also, there’s little chance Mayfield returns a player like DK Metcalf. That’s not going to happen on his own.

So any deal with Mayfield would require the Browns to eat at least half of it. That makes sense, the Browns have proven to be one of the more inept trading teams as of late, so why not hold out until they cut the price? They’re the ones who need to make the move, not the other way around.

After all, if Mayfield remains on the roster but doesn’t participate in any activities, his value will just go down. So there’s an emphasis to get a deal done as soon as possible. Our NFL sister site, NFL Spin Zone looked at three realistic trade ideas that could work.

These ideas are from Spin Zone’s Randy Gurzi;

"Trade #1Seattle Seahawks receive:Baker Mayfield, QBCleveland Browns receive:Al Woods, DTAgree to take on 50 percent of Mayfield’s salary Trade #2Carolina Panthers receive:Baker Mayfield, QB2022 fourth-round pickCleveland Browns receive:Robby Anderson, WRKamal Martin, LB Trade #3Pittsburgh Steelers receive:Baker Mayfield, QBCleveland Browns receive:Justin Layne, CB3rd Round Pick"

Which trade idea works best for Baker Mayfield and the Cleveland Browns?

All three teams on this list, the Pittsburgh Steelers, Carolina Panthers, and Seattle Seahawks, need a viable starter. All three teams have quarterbacks, with Mitch Trubisky and Mason Rudolph in Pittsburgh, Sam Darnold and presumably Cam Newton in Carolina, and Drew Lock, Gino Smith, and Jacob Eason in Seattle.

The old adage goes, however, if you have two (three) quarterbacks, you actually don’t have any. That’s the truth here, as every quarterback on these teams are barely starters. Mayfield has had his struggles but he’s absolutely a better option than all of those names.

So which one works best?

Well, I like Al Woods, but he’s about to turn 35 and that’s not enough to give up Mayfield. Even though Seattle is the best spot for him to land. I don’t like the idea of trading away more draft picks, we did that enough already. So even though I like the return of players from Carolina the best, we can’t keep giving up draft picks.

So they’re out.

The leaves Pittsburgh. We get an extra cornerback just in case the Browns do in fact move Denzel Ward (which is an idea that’s gaining traction), and the Browns get a third-round draft pick. That would be the trade to make for me.