In 2018, Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield were tabbed to become franchise quarterbacks for a pair of teams that have historically struggled to find long-term answers at that position.

Mayfield was selected by Cleveland with the No. 1 overall pick, then a few minutes later, the Jets picked Darnold at No. 3 overall, setting them up to be, if all went according to plan, the future faces and leaders of those teams.

Of course, all did not go according to plan, and by 2022, the two were teammates in Carolina who entered the season competing for a starting job. Mayfield, after enjoying some success in Cleveland, was traded to Carolina after the Browns decided to go all in on Deshaun Watson that offseason, while Darnold was heading into his second year with the Panthers having been traded followin

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