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Bruschi: Mayfield has gotten into a 'softer place' (0:51)

Tedy Bruschi is wondering where the old Baker Mayfield is after he thanked the city of Cleveland on social media. (0:51)

Mar 15, 2022

The current quarterback of the team, Baker Mayfield, posted a statement on social media thanking the city of Cleveland and its fans after the team's brass flew back from a meeting with Deshaun Watson.

With many uncertainties, here is where my head and heart is and I would like you to know it.

Since I heard my name called in the draft to go to Cleveland, my life has changed a lot. This is not a message that is hidden. He said that this was to thank the city of Cleveland for embracing his family and him.

I don't know what will happen next, which is the meaning behind the silence I have had during this process. I can only control what I can do, which is trusting in God. I have given the franchise everything I have. I have always done that at every stage and level. Wherever I take my next snap, that will not change. Whatever happens. Thank you to the fans who embraced who I am and the mentality that aligned so well with the hard working people of this city.

Cleveland will always be a part of my story. We will always be thankful for the impact it has had in our lives. Sincerely, Baker Reagan Mayfield.

According to a league source, the Cleveland Browns flew to Houston on Tuesday in order to convince quarterback Deshaun Watson to waive his no-trade clause and join the team. The New Orleans Saints and Atlanta Falcons are two of four teams that are trying to land the Texans' Deshaun Watson in a trade. The Falcons are one of the teams that are scheduled to meet with Watson on Wednesday.

The emergence of 22 civil lawsuits against him for alleged sexual assault and inappropriate conduct during massage sessions resulted in him not playing last season. The end of criminal proceedings in Harris County, where Houston is located, was signaled by a grand jury in Texas not indicting him on criminal charges on Friday.

The attorney for the people who filed the lawsuits told KHOU 11 that before he met with the Browns, he answered questions on two of the lawsuits. He invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination when he sat for two depositions.

Andrew Berry, the general manager of the Cleveland Indians, and Kevin Stefanski, the coach of the Cleveland Indians, have publicly declared that quarterback Baker Mayfield will remain with the team.

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Berry said in January that they expect Baker to bounce back.

The situation appeared to change Friday when the grand jury declined to indict the quarterback.

Over the course of four seasons in Cleveland, he has had a lot of ups and downs. He played for four head coaches. The Cleveland Indians won their first playoff victory in 26 years in the 2020 campaign.

He had a torn labrum in his left shoulder in Week 2 of the 2021 season. He finished 27th in the league in QBR, as the Browns missed the playoffs and finished with a disappointing 8-9 record.

The final year of his contract, which will pay him $19 million, will be the year that he is fully recovered from his surgery to repair the labrum.

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