Browns QB Baker Mayfield focused on ‘winning right now’ rather than his contract
The Buffalo Bills recently secured its long-term future by inking star quarterback Josh Allen to a six-year extension worth $258 million. The move quickly shifts the attention over to the next crop of quarterbacks lined up for a massive payday. Cleveland Browns’ Baker Mayfield looks to be next in line as he’s inching closer to the end of his rookie contract.
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With Allen locked into a massive extension, Mayfield voiced that he’s focused on helping his team. Meanwhile, he’s confident his next deal will get worked out.
“I’d be lying if [I] said otherwise,” Mayfield said following Cleveland’s orange-brown scrimmage at FirstEnergy Stadium via ESPN. “But I’m worried about winning right now. … I think the rest will take care of itself.”
Throughout the offseason, the Oklahoma product has continued to voice the desire to garner a new deal with the Browns. However, there hasn’t been any significant development on that front toward an extension.
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Instead, Mayfield is heading toward playing out the fourth year of his contract with the fifth-year option for the 2022 campaign exercised. The Browns likely don’t feel any pressure to work out a new deal as he still has two years left in his contract.
Baker Mayfield also hasn’t taken the next step in his progression toward showing he’s a bonafide franchise quarterback. He’s shown flashes of promise but has yet to translate that into a breakout campaign. All that puts a make-or-break 2021 season to prove to the Browns that he’s worth inking to a franchise-record extension.
