Baker Mayfield 'Cannot Wait To See' Former Coach Kevin Stefanski Twice a Yr

[ad_1] Baker Mayfield gave his former head coach a heat welcome into the NFC South. Nicely, not precisely.

In response to a put up on X that said newly-hired Atlanta Falcons coach Kevin Stefanski had a "dumpster fireplace at quarterback" throughout his six-year tenure in Cleveland, Mayfield did not maintain again. He mentioned he is "nonetheless ready on a textual content/name" from Stefanski explaining the quarterback's departure.

Mayfield began 59 video games throughout 4 seasons in Cleveland after the Browns chosen him with the primary general decide within the 2018 NFL Draft. Earlier than Stefanski arrived, as a rookie, Mayfield set a document for landing passes with 27, which was in the end surpassed by Justin Herbert (31) in 2020 and Bo Nix (29) in 2024.

Then in Yr 1 of Stefanski, in 2020, Mayfield helped the Browns obtain an 11-5 document, and beat the Pittsburgh Steelers within the wild-card spherical. However within the following season — 2021 — the Browns went 8-9 and missed the playoffs. And after a 26-24 loss to Pittsburgh in Week 17, which ensured the Browns would miss the postseason, Stefanski benched Mayfield. The quarterback had accomplished simply 42% of his passes and threw two interceptions in that fateful sport in opposition to the Steelers.

Later that offseason, the Browns traded Mayfield to Carolina for a conditional 2024 draft decide. He was traded once more, in the midst of the 2022 season, to the Los Angeles Rams, the place he revived his profession. He then landed a one-year contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, main the crew to consecutive NFC South division titles.

Stefanski remained in Cleveland till he was fired on the finish of the 2025 season, bringing the crew to the playoffs simply as soon as because it traded Mayfield away. On Saturday, the Atlanta Falcons employed Stafanski as their subsequent head coach, that means he'd compete in opposition to Mayfield and the Buccaneers twice within the upcoming season, and so long as the 2 are with their respective groups.