Baker Mayfield thanks Cleveland fans after Browns and Deshaun Watson reunion

The quarterback acknowledges that there is uncertainty about his future with the club that showed interest in another quarterback

While the executives of the cleveland browns they were flying back from a meeting with who they hope is their quarterback from the future, deshaun watsonhis current quarterback Baker Mayfield published a statement on social networks this Tuesday night thanking the city from cleveland and his fans.

“This is not a message with a hidden meaning. This is strictly to thank the city of cleveland for taking me and my family in,” wrote Mayfield in the note that I publish on your Instagram and Twitter accounts. “I have no idea what happens next. I’ve given this franchise everything I’ve got and that won’t change where I make my next play.”

The Brown’s traveled to Houston this Tuesday to propose to Watson to waive his no-trade clause to go to clevelanda league source told ESPN. The Brown’s are one of four teams, along with the New Orleans Saints, Carolina Panthers and Atlanta Falcons, trying to acquire Watson in a trade with the Texans. Watson he has already met with the Saints and Panthers and is scheduled to meet with the Falcons on Wednesday.

With many uncertainties, here is where my head and heart is. pic.twitter.com/psipN96cmh

— Baker Mayfield (@bakermayfield) March 16, 2022

Watson he did not play all of last season after requesting his trade in the offseason and the emergence of 22 civil lawsuits against the quarterback accusing him of sexual assault and inappropriate behavior during massage sessions. A grand jury in Texas on Friday declined to indict Watson of criminal charges, marking the end of criminal proceedings related to Watson in Harris County, where Houston is located.

Before meeting with Brown’s on Tuesday, Watson answered questions about two of the 22 lawsuits filed against him, attorney for the plaintiffs Tony Buzbee told KHOU 11. Watson he had invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when he appeared for two sessions beginning Friday.

Until then, both the general manager of the Brown’sAndrew Berry, like head coach Kevin Stefanski had publicly stated that Mayfield would still be his quarterbackto the NFL scouting combine in Indianapolis.

“Hopefully Baker will be our starter and he’ll bounce back,” Berry said in January.

But that equation seemed to change on Friday when the grand jury declined to indict Watsonleaving the future Mayfield in limbo with the franchise that drafted him with the first overall pick in the 2018 draft.

Mayfield has endured a tumultuous and up-and-down career in cleveland for four seasons. He played for four different head coaches in his first three seasons in the league. Nevertheless, Mayfield recovered to lead the Brown’s to his first playoff victory in 26 years during the 2020 season.

However, in Week 2 of the 2021 season, he suffered a torn left shoulder and struggled for the rest of the season. He finished 27th in the league in passer rating, while the Brown’s they missed out on the playoffs and finished with a disappointing 8-9 record.

Mayfieldwho underwent surgery to repair the shoulder injury on Jan. 19 and is expected to be cleared well before training camp, is entering the final year of his rookie deal, which will pay him $19 million. dollars in 2022.