Baker Mayfield has dealt with a lot in his NFL career. He started his career with the Cleveland Browns, but they cut bait with him and traded him to the Carolina Panthers. The Panthers then cut bait with him, and after a brief stint with the Los Angeles Rams, he is playing like an MVP candidate with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .

The Athletic does a weekly stock report on quarterbacks around the NFL, written by their NFL national insider, Jeff Howe. He wrote about how well Mayfield is playing. One of the people he quoted was an NFL executive who gushed about his season and how he looks like an elite quarterback.

“He’s playing at a franchise-(caliber) level right now,” said an executive, who was granted anonymity so he could speak openly. “His ability to extend plays, to throw on the m

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