BREAKING: Browns Out Of Deshaun Watson Sweepstakes, Will Likely Stick With Baker Mayfield

The Cleveland Browns have never been a high profile destination for prized free agent, and this offseason will be more of the same.

Only a handful of teams were left in the sweepstakes for the Texans QB, with the Browns meeting with Houston this past week in order to discuss a possible trade, which would leave the team of course moving on from Baker Mayfield.

With the news of the meeting, Mayfield posted a heartfelt seemingly good bye letter to Twitter, which was followed with harsh reported comments from the Browns, stating that they were looking for an “adult” at QB.

ESPN’s Chris Mortensen says Baker Mayfield and the Browns are breaking up because the Browns want an “adult” at QB pic.twitter.com/cXPIOKNklr

— gifdsports (@gifdsports) March 16, 2022

Just one day later, and it looks like despite what appeared to be a fractured relationship beyond repair, Cleveland could end up sticking with Mayfield at QB, which would be an awkward situation to say the least.

The #Browns have been informed they’re out of the running for Deshaun Watson, a source says. The team still views Baker Mayfield as their quarterback going forward. They told Mayfield’s agents at the Combine they’d only explore top-tier QBs such as Watson.

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 17, 2022

Now, we wait to see how Baker Mayfield handles things after his statement the other day. In recent days, he’s told some #Browns teammates he’s prepared for anything. Returning to Cleveland still very much an option. https://t.co/eJ91S0Dc9Y

— Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) March 17, 2022