Baker Mayfield faces the Cleveland Browns on Sunday for the first time as a Buccaneer — and here’s my Spiky Take: letting him walk was the worst trade in NFL history, and Sunday is the receipt. Cleveland handed Deshaun Watson a five-year, $230 million fully guaranteed contract plus three first-round picks; Baker now makes $55 million a year in Tampa, Watson could lose his seventh straight start, and Cleveland still owes about $86 million in dead money next year. Even Baker’s old QB coach said it plainly: “They had the guy and they gave him up.” And the honest counter — nobody wanted Baker back then.
Sources: ESPN / Pro Football Talk (Ken Zampese quote, Sep 16); CBS Sports / OutKick (contract + dead-cap figures, Sep 18); NFL.com schedule (CLE @ TB, Sep 20). Contract analysis only.
Photos: Baker Mayfield — NFL.com official (editorial commentary); Deshaun Watson — CC BY 2.0. Opinion and analysis, not affiliated with the NFL.
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