Daily Dawg Tags: More details on potential Baker Mayfield trade to Carolina
By Randy Gurzi
The Daily Dawg Tags bring you all the Cleveland Browns news you need to know, including details about the Baker Mayfield trade talks with Carolina
It has long been suspected that money is the sticking point in any Baker Mayfield trade and there has been even more confirmation of this.
This week, it was made known that the Carolina Panthers had an interest in Mayfield but they didn’t want to pay his full $18.8 million salary. While Cleveland is willing to pay some of it, they didn’t want to meet the demand from Carolina which would have been to eat between $13-14 million of the guaranteed salary.
Cleveland took a risk by rejecting this offer since they could end up paying the entire contract if a trade partner is not found — and Mayfield winds up being released. And with Carolina adding Matt Corral in the draft, they might not be as desperate to make a move.
A look at what happened between the two teams — and more — can be found in today’s Daily Dawg Tags.
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"“It is unsure how much the Browns are willing to pay to get rid of Mayfield, or what combination of salary and picks they were willing to negotiate.”"
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