Carolina Panthers may still be considering Baker Mayfield as their quarterback

The Cleveland Browns likely won’t get much out of Baker Mayfield, but it appears they may have a shot at trading him before the draft ends.

After round one of the 2022 NFL draft, Baker Mayfield still remains on the roster for the Cleveland Browns.

While he is under the fifth-year option of his rookie deal, there doesn’t appear to be any interested parties in trading for his $18.9 million cap hit next year.

The Carolina Panthers remain a team that needs a quarterback. They have Sam Darnold under contract for another year but have already figured out he isn’t the long-term solution moving forward.

Remember, the Jets have the Panther’s second-round pick tonight, so even with Malik Willis and Matt Corral still on the board, they would have to trade up which could be very difficult since they don’t have a pick until round four again.

Mayfield would make sense on a one-year trial and the Panthers are certainly interested, but what it comes down to is how much of the salary the Browns are willing to take on. It sounds like a day-three pick and Andrew Berry paying at least half of the salary will be the most the Browns are able to get.

Because it will be a day-three pick, you may not see this unfold until Saturday, but Berry would be silly not to take it. Mayfield surely won’t report to camp and neither party will win in a standoff when the Browns have clearly decided to move on from him.

How hard will the Panthers push for Baker Mayfield?

Many believe that the Browns will be forced to release Mayfield, so the Panthers may not be interested in giving anything up to receive him.

However, there will likely be a big market for Mayfield if he becomes a free agent.

I think Berry is hoping to get rid of Mayfield before the draft ends, the big question will be how much he can get in return.