Baker Mayfield is banged up and has not made the best case for himself to remain the Cleveland Browns quarterback for the long haul.

Mayfield is under contract for next season thanks to the Browns picking up his fifth-year option, which will pay him nearly $19 million. Despite that, there are a few directions the Browns could decide to go that don’t include Mayfield being the starting quarterback.

If the Browns do decide to part ways with Mayfield, Fox Sports talking head Skip Bayless believes it will come back to haunt the team.

“I dare the Cleveland Browns to get rid of Baker Mayfield and let him start fresh elsewhere,” Bayless tweeted after the Browns 26-14 loss to the Steelers on Monday. “In fact, I beg the Browns to please let him go and come back to haunt you.”

 

Bayless has been a staunch supporter of Mayfield in the past, backing him as a franchise quarterback and even backing the Browns to make the Super Bowl prior to this season. But with one game left, Cleveland sits at 7-9 and Mayfield’s subpar play has been a big reason why. He’s passed for 3,010 yards, 17 touchdowns and 13 interceptions, failing to come up big down the stretch in multiple key moments this season.