Browns' Myles Garrett Says Baker Mayfield Is 'My Quarterback'

The quarterback of the Cleveland Browns received a vote of confidence from the defensive end.

He is my quarterback, said the man. He is my guy. He was by us, I stick by him.

After making the playoffs for the first time in over a decade in 2020, the Cleveland Browns missed out on the playoffs as they finished with an 8-9 record.

There have been plenty of ups and downs in the career of Cleveland's No. 1 pick in the 2018?

He completed 62.8 percent of his passes in 2020 for 3,563 yards, 26 touchdown and a career-low eight picks, and he seemed to be establishing himself as a franchise quarterback. He was the leader of the Cleveland team that beat the Pittsburgh team in the playoffs.

Expectations were high entering the 2021 campaign, as many pundits thought the Browns could be a contender in the Super Bowl.

In 14 starts, he went 6-8 and completed just 60.5 percent of his passes for 3,020 yards, 17 touchdown and 13 interceptions.

The shoulder injury he suffered in Week 2 may have been the cause of his struggles.

In January, he had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his non-throwing shoulder and hopes that it will help him return to his true self next season.

As of now, Mayfield is the unquestioned starter for 2022, but things are a bit murky after that.

Although Cleveland exercised the fifth-year option on his contract, it has yet to sign him to a long-term extension, and he is set to become a free agent after the 2020 season.

If he can return to the level he played at in 2020, an extension may be in his future, but if his play in 2022 more closely resembles 2021, the Browns may be in search of a new signal-caller.