Former NFL quarterback and present NBC Sports activities soccer analyst Chris Simms ripped the Cleveland Browns for the best way they dealt with present Tampa Bay Buccaneers signal-caller Baker Mayfield after Mayfield performed by way of a severe damage to his non-throwing shoulder whereas with the Browns through the 2021 season.
“Baker obtained screwed over by the Browns — there’s no different approach round it,” Simms instructed Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Submit for a chunk revealed Friday. “He performed with a harm shoulder for a 12 months [2021] and didn’t play nice. They used that in opposition to him after which went out and tried to get Deshaun Watson with out letting him know. He cancelled them out, then they realized, ‘Oh, we’ve upset him. Now we now have no quarterback. We now have to lastly get Deshaun Watson.'”
It was reported in March 2022 that Mayfield requested to be traded by the Browns after they initially failed to amass Watson from the Houston Texans. ESPN’s Jake Trotter famous at the moment that “Mayfield and his camp realized in regards to the Browns’ assembly with Watson over social media.”
After all, the Browns ultimately satisfied Watson to relocate to Cleveland by giving him a historic totally assured five-year, $230M contract. The membership later traded Mayfield to the Carolina Panthers in July 2022.
Cleveland made Mayfield the primary general choose of the 2018 NFL Draft, and he guided the Browns to a playoff win on the division-rival Pittsburgh Steelers in January 2021. Mayfield extra just lately discovered new life for his profession with the Buccaneers and can lead that crew into this Sunday’s divisional playoff sport on the Detroit Lions.
No matter occurs this weekend, Mayfield will finish the continued postseason match with extra profession playoff victories (two) than Watson (one).
“I believe they’re harmful this weekend,” Simms stated a couple of Buccaneers crew listed by DraftKings Sportsbook on Friday afternoon as a 6.5-point underdog in opposition to the Lions. “I believe they match up very well with Detroit. Should you ask me to select one upset that might occur this week, it could be this one.”
Simms is not the one noteworthy analyst satisfied Tampa Bay has a practical likelihood to upset the Lions at Detroit’s Ford Area.