Former Cleveland Browns QB Baker Mayfield has some suitors this offseason

The Cleveland Browns faithful may be interested in knowing that Baker Mayfield has options this offseason.

Baker Mayfield has not had an easy go of it over the last few seasons. Coaching changes, address changes, injuries, bad teams, and the like. Mayfield has had it rough. The former Browns quarterback is joining a list of other ex-Browns who are making headlines across the board. Yet, unlike an Odell Beckham Jr. or a Josh Gordon type, the Browns’ former No.1 overall pick from the 2018 NFL Draft is not an option to return to Cleveland.

Even though the Browns do need a backup quarterback, it seems unlikely that Andrew Berry and Kevin Stefanski would want to play nice with Mayfield, and vice versa. Mayfield will be on the move this offseason, more than likely, especially with his current team, the Los Angeles Rams, cleaning house.

The Rams are a team that is interested in his services. Their coach, Sean McVay, is a huge fan of Mayfield and may opt to re-sign him. With Jalen Ramsey on the move, and Matthew Stafford going as well, the Rams are not a team that is likely to hold on to a lot of older pieces.

Middle linebacker Bobby Wagner is gone as well. That leaves really only Cooper Kupp and Aaron Donald left and that’s assuming that either player wants to remain in Los Angeles. Donald may retire, and who knows what happens to Kupp. That gives Mayfield a realistic shot to stick around.

But the Rams aren’t the only team interested in Mayfield to start.

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Mayfield has a lot of work to do to prove he’s still capable at his position. He had some great moments in 2022 and some bad ones as well, so the up-and-down nature of his play is still very much there. Yet, Bruce Arians, like McVay is seen as an offensive genius, and like McVay, Arians is very high on Mayfield.

Arians was considering the Browns job in 2018 in part due to Mayfield. With Arians wielding a lot of power with the Buccaneers, the team may be interested in the ex-Browns, Rams, and Panthers quarterback.

They need someone who can sling, and Mayfield can certainly do that. Who knows if Bucs head coach Todd Bowles would want Mayfield, but as he’s seen by many as a lame-duck head coach at the moment, it’s very likely that he may not be in a position to refuse a quarterback that the front office wills upon him.

Maybe he wants Mayfield most of all. No one knows.

Mayfield has really one last shot to catch on with a team, and if he’s given a full season, with some weapons, he may just show you that he’s still capable of being dangerous. Or he may implode upon himself.

We’ll find out in time.