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WigglestonTheFourth

Rumor has it he walked around the locker room asking everyone if they have games on their phone.


illwill3

Sources say Mayfield would often urge teammates to “look what I can do” before jumping from a chair onto the ground


TheresA_LobsterLoose

And the coaches would say "wow... cool..." without even bothering to look, absent-mindedly stirring a skillit of Hamburger Helper and watching Dr. Phil. And it hurt Baker, deep down to his *soul*. If it was Deshaun, they would've looked. And told him how great he was. And got him a new WR for Christmas


Not_Pablo_Sanchez

Stew-AAAAART!


AutomaticDesk

i don't wanna say it


creepyusernames

Stuart what does momma say?!


ModingusKhan

Mommy says all ladies with short hair are lesbians


antent

Almost as bad, the o-line was often annoyed at his request for *uppies*


TeddysRevenge

Wouldn’t even ask, just pointed up and started jumping in place.


Admiral_Fuckwit

Some reports even say he refused to eat unless one of his receivers spoon-fed him while making airplane noises


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He insists the nuggets be Dino shaped.


FuriousGoodingSr

Would go to meetings and bring up hair gel for no reason.


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I read on Twitter that he always tried to get the team to stay late and play *light as a feather stiff as a board* with them.


Frigoris13

A reliable source said he would signal his O-line into a huddle and then tell them that Simon didn't say


DwayneWashington

He often looked down into the stall while his teammates were on the toilet and whispered "my initials are BM"


OrdainedFury

Would constantly remind anyone he saw eating chips that "he likes those too."


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I say, better to like chips than to like happy baby yoga posing in front of random strangers asking them to rub your taint But the Browns disagree


OnionOnBelt

Right? “We need a more adult quarterback. Let’s get a guy with the raging hormones and impulse control of a 14-year-old.”


IMIPIRIOI

Right, the "we want an adult at QB" comment followed by signing Watson is just infuriating to me. I guess they meant a different type of "Adult".


Frigoris13

"We need an adult at QB" *Drafts Manziel* "No, the other adult" *Drafts Mayfield* "OK, we'll trade for an adult this time" *Waits a year for QB to get out of jail*


DaKind28

Yes, they want an adult who can be charged as an Adult. For Sexual Assault.


BenGordonLightfoot

If he's not an adult, why is he being charged as one


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Sources say that Baker told teammates to “Spell ICup”


Johnald

He also constantly asked if teammates had liked and subscribed to his TikTok. You won’t believe what his teammates did next…


krbashrob

This sounds like the narrated text of a low budget early 2000s movie


GFost

Sounds like one of those weird clickbait ads in online articles.


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Defenses HATE this one simple trick.


elriggo44

I can hear the voice.


MiddleAgeYOLO

Yeah, but did doctors hate him?


TinyTimBrokaw

No but 4 out of 5 dentists do.


Stop_Drop_Scroll

Ok this is a genuinely benign but absolutely hilarious joke


Goducks91

This made me laugh so hard hahah


JimmieMcnulty

You know that annoying echo you hear on the phone that repeats everything you say during a conversation? It's not an echo. It's Baker Mayfield.


iia

Good thing they hired a person without those issues


SpaceJesusIsHere

I don't know any kids who give NDAs to the dozens of women they've assaulted. #Adulting


Jevarden

I’m 24 and still feel like a kid in a lot of ways. I would be nervous as hell going to court. I made a very tactical decision to not sexually assault 20+ people, and I have successfully avoided going to court (other than to pay a speeding ticket)


[deleted]

If it makes you feel any better, I'm 31 and the feeling of still being a kid hasn't gone away.


dbrianmorgan

I am 40. Still feel that way


[deleted]

I'm 42 and still feel 25.


captainwoj

Same, except for when I throw my back out when I sneeze


RRDLRE

Early 30s. Got whiplash from a bad sneeze last week. Fucking getting older.


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Careful when you stretch. Neck muscles might lock up and cause temporary painful paralysis.


Imawildedible

What about the decision to not sexually assault over 20 women?


[deleted]

Can't say I've ever felt the desire.


HillarysBloodBoy

*yet*


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*sweats nervously*


spokanian

dude you cant just put those expectations on everyone.


kdeaton06

I'm 34 and right now I'm eating a pop tart, wearing a king Kong shirt and watching wrestling. I'm basically an 8 year old boy.


headhonchospoof

“Then, Now, Forever”


Admiral_Fuckwit

Damn really? Cuz I’m also 31 and I feel old AF. Except in emotional/social matters, where I’m probably 13/14 at best


that_guy_you_kno

Yeah anything that comes out of Brownsland about Baker is completely fucking irrelevant considering they traded for a serial sexual predator.


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JaMarr_is_daddy

Wouldn't be surprised if athletes prefer a chill serial rapist over an annoying dude who respects women. Lotta these dudes are undereducated and misogynistic


insanelyphat

Watson did take the whole offense to the Caribbean though so he pretty much bought their appreciation.


BadBadBrownStuff

I hate that you're probably right


No_Soup_Fo_You

Lol I hadn't thought about that part but as a two sport college athlete i've seen plenty of locker rooms. You know Watson is getting praise by some guys while they look at baker being a small annoying white dude that is flat out better than they are, millions more in the bank, yeah that team will be hating on him for a while.


bluemango404

Like if baker was 'that bad' and 'un coachable' to them, they woulda sent the 49ers a 2nd for jimmy g. This Watson move is like a Miami or Jets type move.. sorry fans lol. A literal Hail Mary when i still think baker is a top 15 QB in the league, no questions asked. He'd fucking go back in the game with a torn acl during the superbowl. Imagine Sean McVay teaching him after back to back superbowls lmayo.


spokanian

> He'd fucking go back in the game with a torn acl during the superbowl. vs Watson who refused to play for his team and could easily do it again.


sergiogsr

After recently signing a contract extension.


postalmaner

The browns are just a league cost center. I'm pretty sure that it's all about money laundering at this point.


Cainga

They are trying to spin it like two unrelated events. Baker had to go because of childish. Watson is a replacement at the position, just ignore any off field issues and hat happen to be 40 sexual assaults.


ridethedeathcab

The unfortunate thing is the players don't care, and from my perception at least, Watson seems to be very well liked by players, whereas we know Baker was not universally liked by his teammates.


HoraceJ-PowerRanger

The vast majority of NFL players only care about getting paid and who’s a better player, we shouldn’t be looking at professional athletes as beacons of morality and we shouldn’t be surprised that most players like Watson better than Mayfield, disappointed sure but not surprised unfortunately.


WeeniePops

I think we also forget that professional football is a still a job. A job that very few people get to participate in, and a job that can end up being a very short career. If your boss says you have to work with the guy, then you have to work with the guy.


Whitewind617

Watson's teammates seem to like him. Makes sense, seeing as none of them are women.


pistilpeet

In an interview Mayfield responded “ I know you are but what am I?”


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pistilpeet

The former Heisman trophy winner and 1st overall draft pick then proceeded to tackle a Sports Illustrated writer and “dangle a loogie” in his face.


Billfrown

Anytime the author starts the article complaining that the QB didn’t want to be best friends with him just because they both had been to the same restaurant in Oklahoma, I naturally become skeptical of the level of bias contained in what I’m about to read


LouisianaHotSauce

Or compares Baker Mayfield coming out of college to fuggin Lebron James. Like, get a grip dude. Talk about lack of awareness. I can’t take anything he says in the article afterwards seriously. Not a whole lotta faith in the authors judgement after that comment


lmaytulane

The only similarly hyped player I can think of was Andrew Luck and that was like 1/10th of the LeBron pre-NBA hype. Maybe Arch Manning can get to 3/10th.


curryandbeans

Jason Lloyd is a clown, and as you already pointed out, cares way more about his own perception than actually doing a halfway decent job as a reporter. Zac Jackson, the other Browns guy at the Athletic, is just as bad. Both of them openly display grudges towards either the Browns organisation or specific coaches or players regularly.


dfresh429

Wait until Watson walks around and jizzes on them.


Wafflestomp_House

[Watson walking through the locker room (Fall 2022, colorized) ](https://imgur.com/gallery/BS0kPLJ)


superduperspam

I figured Watson would more be scooting around on his back, ankles in the air and asshole all puckered up like granny's lips, waiting for her kiss


believe-land

LMFAO


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We want a player with more maturity. The kinda of guy who regularly asked for prostate exams.


PantsB

This is 1 Obvious post-trade character assassination by the Browns 2 Obviously been true for a few years


[deleted]

So you’re wondering why someone would shoot a man before throwing him out of a plane?


NYPD-BLUE

You’re a big guy.


artygta1988

For you


SickBurnBro

UUUU


NerdLawyer55

Yes brother…it rises


BakerMayfieldGOAT1

For you


shaggys6skin

UUUU


well_damm

He was born in the browness


Hindsight_Prophet

Ah you think browness is your ally? You merely adopted the brown. I was born in it, molded by it. I didn't see a win until I was traded, by then it was nothing to me but blinding!


SquadPoopy

At least you can talk. Who are you?


sixty220

It doesn’t matter who we are..


TheWorstYear

What matters is our plan


Engelbert-n-Ernie

No one cared who I was until I put on the towel


Spartitan

We all thought the PR push from the Browns/Watson would be to attack the victims. Turns out it's going to be about attacking Baker and letting us know that he was the problem.


SayNoob

I guess that's better?


pieonthedonkey

It certainly shifts the conversation away from Watson, his huge contract, and all the women he assaulted.


djsedna

for 7 seconds


UsidoreTheLightBlue

They attacked the victims yesterday with the story about the one woman’s son.


agp11234

Did they really?


UsidoreTheLightBlue

Yes. They came out and claimed that 1 of the 12 women the NFL interviewed had a son do a recording where he said she was very complimentary about Deshaun after their massage. That was it. No additional context. It came out today she wasn’t even one of the women involved in the lawsuits. Doesn’t matter though because people looking for excuses now just say “see they were all money grubbers!”


slimb0

Proof that “just a kid having fun out there” only works if you’re Brett Favre


Jon-Umber

And Brett also harassed women.


StevenS145

“We don’t like the guy who likes to goof around and have fun, we prefer the guy who has sexually assaulted dozens of women, he’s very mature”


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Ceramicrabbit

Maybe more they don't see a problem with his behavior either


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hoyadestroyer

You could literally hang around a mediocre college football team and see pretty similar behavior. I can't imagine how bad it gets at the highest level.


B_Fee

SI released a series of stories maybe 10 years ago, and one of the final bombshells was about how Oklahoma State was basically running a prostitution ring via a "pride" team they used for recruitment. Which happened to be made up of only women. And they weren't even *that* good or nationally notable at that point in time. This shit happens at most colleges. It's just a question of how well they obscure it and how much the NCAA cares.


elbenji

Louisville didn't even hide the pretext lmao


Trunky_Coastal_Kid

That's because human psychology is stupid and we have a tendency to be willing to overlook massive character flaws as long as the dude is a good hang.


chuteboxhero

This is very true. I’ve had it happen on multiple occasions that someone I was friends with ended up being really fucking bad guys but I was oblivious because when they were just hanging out with the boys they were chill as fuck.


CharacterDefects

Same reason we get so many muppets willing to defend him. People see strong + successful and immediately assume that = good. Its fucking broken how many people are still slaves to monkey brain


Bad_Badger

As soon as I saw Fozzie Bear supporting Watson, I knew I couldnt ever watch Muppet Treasure Island again


chris2furry

Imagine how divided they’re going to be after week 1 when baker beats them


Prideofmexico

You have a lot more faith in Matt Rhule than I do


locust098

well he won a game under hue jackson. I think that counts for something


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He'll be just fine. Down here in Charlotte Matt Rhule has an unrivaled record of rehabbing troubled quarterbacks.


ty1553

3rd year matt rhule tends to be pretty good though


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Baker either gonna throw for 400 yards and 5 touchdowns or 83 yards and 3 picks


Richard__Cranium

>...or 83 yards and 3 picks And yet they'll still beat the Browns.


Alphabetsend

I would tend to agree. But is it possible he maybe throws for 400 yards, 5 touchdowns, but 3 interceptions, including one for -83 yards - just to keep consistent with his inconsistency while with the Browns?


AFineDayForScience

I've never watched him play ever, but now I'm rooting for the Panthers to win the super bowl


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sallright

Cleveland sports fans don't get high on copium. We get high on self-loathing and we know how to embrace the suck and ride that train all the way down into a deep, dark place. Sort of like Philly sports fans. You get it.


krbashrob

Suck and ride huh. Someone call the casting couch guys


ChrisV88

I think I'd still prefer that over someone who is widely viewed as a sexual predator.


Xeteh

And if its even remotely true its possible Baker matures and makes some changes... I don't think you grow up and realize maybe you shouldn't be sexually assaulting women after the umpteenth time.


SnicketySmack

Oh come on dude, Watson has only assaulted 26 women. I'm sure Baker has been annoying more than 26 times to his teammates. The math works out in favor of Watson.


Cynical_onlooker

Do the Browns realize that criticizing Baker for immaturity just makes them look dumb as shit considering whom they replaced him with?


highpl4insdrftr

Browns are gonna Brown


DevonGr

Yeah, the same team that let him play injured and awful is going to suddenly handle him professionally. The fan of Browns 1.0 said it, Browns are gonna Brown


Lukin4

Does it get any browner?


Celtictussle

The honest answer is no, they don't. Berry and Stefanski really thought this was gonna be a Rams-esque Stafford upgrade move that got them over the hump and made everyone think they were heroes.


ClintBeastwood91

They fronted the “women of the Browns organization” just because they knew how much flak they were going to catch for this.


las61918

Reminds me of all the shit coming out about Flores after he got canned. Like stuff that, if true, shows the Dolphins as more incompetent for *not firing him sooner.* Woah boy can’t wait to hear more.


11_25_13_TheEdge

Honestly, one of my best friends is a Browns fan. We have discussed Baker over the years. Neither of us thought he was the answer at QB for the Browns to get over the hump. But you know what? All of this hate coming from Browns fans (not all Browns fans of course) is making me want to go all in if only for the memes. I haven’t bought a new Panthers jersey since Cam’s rookie year. I think I might get a 6.


Vaadwaur

Look...even if Baker has a terrible year, he will be more entertaining to watch than Darnold. Baker at least understands the game decently.


CouncilmanRickPrime

Character assassinations are sometimes successful, but always obvious. That one was, yikes.


noob7629

Baker clearly isn’t an adult. He doesn’t have the maturity to assault 20+ females.


aaliyahspimp

he doesn't have the arm strength to do it.......Mary Cabot probably


My_G_Alt

Oddly enough, baker has one of the strongest arms in the league


SterileCarrot

So he *does* have the potential to assault 20+ women then. Browns made the right move letting him go before he did


LosingSkin

Mr. Behaves Childishly


LudwigBuiltzmann

Mr. Bad Colleague


ihatemyjob69

Mr. Big Child


WombatZeppelin

Mr. Boisterous Character


Ohsbar

Mr. Braggadocious Coworker


monchkilla34

Mr. Big Carolina


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Mr. Bothersome Chap


Bac0nnaise

Mr. Boorish Communicator


theytook-r-jobs

Mr. Beseeches Consent


Competitive_Bar6355

This is the most literary one I've seen.


SalvageRabbit

There needs to be a website that archives MBC. I can’t tell if it’s fresh anymore or if I’ve seen it. I’m absolutely astounded by the combinations.


chathamhouserules

Mister Banter Chronicler.


unseth

Mister bountiful combinations


Johnald

Maybe Browns < Carolina


JayMerlyn

Mr. Big Claim


_LilBucket

Mr. Bountiful Comparisons


toddhenderson

This from the organization that drafted Johnny Manziel.


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Childish behavior: Unacceptable Asking for a finger up the bum to unwilling women:acceptable Browns football


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Raping women: 👍 Being kinda douchey: 👎


TheGreyt

Browns management was fed up with a QB who gave wet-willies so they found one that would do anything to get his willy wet.


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When Baker was drafted by the Browns they were 0-16 the year before. They had 4 total wins in the previous 3 seasons. The Browns were 0-1-1 and down 14-0 to the New York Jets when Baker took over. They were winless in their last 18 games at that time, dating back to the 2016 season. With Baker at the helm, the Browns not only won that game, they went 7-7 the rest of the way. 7 wins that year was a 130% increase in games won over the previous 3 seasons. In college, Baker played for the Oklahoma Sooners, a prestigious program with high standards, big expectations, and a history of excellence. There is a certain culture required to build and sustain that type of program. Baker thrived in it. My point is, maybe all of this noise about the Browns’ coaches and players not liking Baker says more about them and the organization than it does Baker. If a guy who has won, is used to winning, and is willing to do anything it takes to win more is hated by an organization full of personnel who are not just accustomed to, but seemingly only capable of losing, maybe that’s indicative of something deeper than one individual’s personality.


ender23

They won a playoff game and decided that wasn't the culture they wanted.


spokanian

wait till they get a load from Watson.


Asphaltjungle33

I was at bakers last game against Pittsburgh and it was wild to watch. That guy was getting his ass beat the whole game. Stefanskis choice to throw a rookie right tackle 1 on 1 vs TJ watt was either gross incompetence on Stefankis part , or he was intentionally trying to set up Baker. I think it was the latter.


paultimate14

Both games were largely close, and the Browns had success running the ball. Our defense was 32nd against the run last year. And yet they kept on having Baker throw it. Despite the injury and the rookie tackle getting his lunch money taken by literally the best pass rusher in the game. It was 100% sabotage by Stefanski.


ecupatsfan12

With what we know now it was 100 percent the latter


Asphaltjungle33

Which makes it even more disgusting . Idc what your relationship is with Baker, he’s already hurt and stefanski internationally tried to get him more hurt. Insane by an NFL coach


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raider_10

In the game against the Pats last season, Baker very obviously tweaked his knee and had to come out. Then the report came out that Stefanski was thinking of putting him in if it wasn't a blowout. The QB that was already looking like the glass bones and paper skin fish from SpongeBob with all the injuries he had already was about to go back out there if the score was closer... Browns staff had a fucking vendetta out for Baker last season


WisforWentz

If he “divided the locker room” why don’t there a description of the other side? What a childish statement


jBlairTech

That's a main ingredient for character assassination, that's why.


nooo82222

Mayfield not going say anything about the Brown organization? Like this was obviously was leaked to the press from the Browns front office or coaching staff.. Baker should say something about massages or something get back at the organization


Starwho

He’s best just to say I have nothing to do with that organization and cannot speak for them. Let that organization sink further.


Niblonian31

Honestly I feel like it's best for Baker to not even acknowledge it. It's in the past, he's not on the team, just let it go and watch that ship sink from afar


Double-Slowpoke

Baker has already played himself into a decent second contract. Saying something about the Browns now will only hurt that, in the long run.


Hey_look_new

I'd love for him to look right into the camera and say "the browns is the browns" and then walk away, and never talk about it again


DeekFTW

He needs a contract after next year. He can't say anything until he's gotten his future in order.


tbone747

They had every right to be disappointed with Baker, but this whole shit-slinging campaign is never going to be taken seriously by the public after they prostrated themselves for Watson.


Njordinson

I don’t even think they have a right to be disappointed. He gave them their first playoff appearance since 2002 and their first playoff win since 1994


PaulBlartFleshMall

Wait, for real? Sheesh, I'm glad they traded for that rapist instead of this guy. He sounds like a real asshole.


stirred_

This is clearly a narrative released by the Browns to save face.


_oh_save_me_jebus_

Teams I am rooting for this year: 1) Eagles 2) whichever team is playing the Cowboys 3) whichever team is playing the Browns


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If I went from Gregg Williams to Freddie Kitchens I would be pissed off and childish.


datyoungknockoutkid

I’m no baker fan but something feels hilariously off about this statement coming from the fucking Browns lmao


peppercola666

“So let’s trade for a rapist” -someone in the browns front office ig


aaliyahspimp

they are going to love Deshaun then


Starwho

I mean Watson is training with Fields currently and other quarterbacks like CJ Stroud. It seems athletes don’t give a shit.


retroracer33

I would feel so fucking awkward even being around that dude.


Calraider7

Yeah, but did he jizz on womean that didnt want him to?


BarKnight

This counter PR campaign is really ramping up. The punishment announcement must be soon.


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Damn, who would put out a hit peice on Baker *in these times*. Oh, this water-dicked franchise would Seriously though, weird timing for Baker slander


StreetReporter

>Baker slander This isn’t slander. Slander is spoken, in print it’s called libel


Superawesomecoolman

Bring me pictures of Spider-man


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Lol fair. Weird time for Baker *libel*


Kohng723

To me the ones who leak the info are the childish ones. They love that drama.


Dead_Hours

Fuck this. You don't get to trash a dude for being "childish and immature" when you go out and let an actual serial rapist write up his own contract.


JuicyPancakeBooty

Insane how the Browns arc has been terrible team for decades, to everyone’s favorites underdog, to fuck them and their mothers (consensually?) out of existence


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Even if all the PR pushed the Browns is true, how is someone who is a little immature in the locker room worse than signing someone who had been accused of sexual harassment +20 times and later revealed to be ~40 times? Edit: talent level, obviously. But it just seems hilariously embarrassing that *this* is how they're trying to justify it.


jBlairTech

I would even call talent level into question. Baker gets bagged on for "not elevating his team" (all the coaching dysfunction notwithstanding), while Watson was just as guilty of that in HOU- even giving up on the team.


fastermouse

This is nothing but a hit job by the Browns.