AFC North

Baker Mayfield Will Get the Chance to Beat the Browns in Week 1 for Panthers

By Evan Bleier When the Carolina Panthers open their season in Charlotte against the Browns on September 11, former Cleveland quarterback Baker Mayfield will be under center for the home team. Selected No. 1 overall out of Oklahoma in the 2018 NFL Draft, Mayfield beat out incumbent starter Sam Darnold, who was selected two picks after Mayfield out of USC by the New York Jets, for the job despite only being a member of the Panthers since early July when he was traded by the Browns. When Cleveland dealt Mayfield to Carolina, the Browns were hoping it’d be Deshaun Watson who’d be replacing him as…