CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Carolina Panthers quarterback Baker Mayfield has ignited what was already anticipated to be an emotionally charged Week 1 recreation in opposition to his former crew, the Cleveland Browns.
In keeping with Payments sideline reporter Cynthia Frelund, Mayfield had some selection phrases for the Browns following the Panthers’ 21-0 preseason win over Buffalo on Friday evening.
“I’m going to (expletive) them up,” Mayfield mentioned of the Browns, based on what Frelund mentioned on a podcast.
Frelund, who works as a analytics analyst for the NFL Community, shared a narrative throughout the “Across the NFL” podcast with Dan Hanzus, Marc Sessler and Gregg Rosenthal a few transient dialog she had with Mayfield at Financial institution of America Stadium.
“I walked as much as him and mentioned, ‘I’m so excited to see you, like, go kick some butt,’ I didn’t say that phrase,” Frelund mentioned with amusing. “… Go kick some butt, particularly Week 1, I like can not wait. And he makes use of some expletives and I used to be like, ‘I simply hope you’re like prepared.’ He was like, ’I’m gonna bleep them up.”
When contacted on Tuesday a few request to talk with Mayfield, the Panthers public relations division referred all feedback to the quarterback’s media availability later this week.
The Panthers have been off Tuesday.
In an interview with The Related Press on Tuesday, Frelund confirmed the change, however mentioned she was making an attempt to be supportive of Mayfield and shouldn’t have disclosed what she referred to as a personal dialog.
“I used to be making an attempt to defend Baker,” Frelund mentioned. “He’s in a great place now and is primed for achievement. … I used to be exhibiting effusive help for an individual who had a very tough offseason.”
Mayfield has been identified to make some inflammatory feedback throughout his 4 seasons with the Browns, and it’s no secret the crew’s choice to pursue and commerce for Deshaun Watson didn’t sit nicely with the No. 1 general draft choose in 2018.
The Browns traded Mayfield to the Panthers on July 6 and agreed to pay $10.5 million of his contract.
Mayfield has been cautious in selecting his phrases when speaking in regards to the Browns since his arrival in Carolina.
“Clearly, there’s numerous attachment there,” Mayfield mentioned final week after being chosen because the Panthers’ Week 1 starter. “I’m not going to sit down right here and be a robotic and say it doesn’t imply something. It’ll.’’
Mayfield wouldn’t say what he’ll do in opposition to the Browns, including “I’m not going to premeditate something. As soon as I step contained in the traces, I’m a competitor.”
Panthers heart Bradley Bozeman mentioned Mayfield is a fiery competitor, however “somebody you wish to play for.”
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