Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield made comments critical of teammate Duke Johnson last week during the team’s minicamp, and although he’s the face and the leader of the team, how did the veterans on the squad feel about his comments?
Baker didn’t pull any punches on Duke Johnson’s trade requestpic.twitter.com/wfJXPslsce
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Johnson was present for minicamp, and Mayfield was asked if it’s an awkward situation.
#Browns QB Baker Mayfield’s full answer on Duke Johnson situation: “It’s not awkward. No. It’s self-inflicted. It is what it is. That’s not awkward for anybody else in this building. He’s got to do his job. He said he’s a professional, I hope he does his job.” https://t.co/YANq7CHSTl
— Keith Britton (@KeithBritton86) June 4, 2019
Apparently some of his teammates were not thrilled over Baker sticking his nose in a teammates business.
“It is rather striking for a player to get involved in a teammate’s business in anything but a supportive role,” Silver said on the network. “Baker Mayfield is the clear leader of that [locker room] but I’m told by multiple sources that several veterans came up to him in the locker room after those comments about Duke Johnson and let’s say voiced their displeasure, saying, ‘Listen it’s one thing to be the leader but this is a guy who is going through something, it’s business and we need to support him.’
Several Browns veterans voiced displeasure to Baker Mayfield about QB’s Duke Johnson comments (via @MikeSilver)https://t.co/ezwcyJXJja pic.twitter.com/sWrIsDOeOx
— Around The NFL (@AroundTheNFL) June 13, 2019
“Baker may not have agreed with them, but he heard them.”
One of the Browns who approached Mayfield may have been receiver Jarvis Landry, who was supportive of Johnson.
“I still have a relationship with Duke,” he said. “I’m happy that he’s here, it’s good to see him, but outside of that, I hope it works out for us as the Browns and for him if that’s the way that it goes. He’s a tremendous talent and he’s capable of making plays. I have no other say about what happens.”
Baker is young and firey. He’ll learn to slow his roll.
You don’t ever want to throw a teammate under the bus.
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