Baker Mayfield went back to his roots during this strange offseason, a time he's used to reflect and forget a season that didn't go well for the Browns' brash quarterback.
He's also worked on his golf game. “I've always been a high-effort guy," he said. "I am swinging hard still, but it is still not going straight.” Neither is his NFL career, and Mayfield's spent the past two months trying to get it back on the proverbial fairway.
After an electrifying rookie season, he regressed significantly with Cleveland. On Wednesday, Mayfield, who will be playing for his fourth coach in three years in 2020, spoke to reporters for the first time since January, when the Browns' 6-10 letdown was followed by yet another coaching change, front-office purge