.bakermayfield is uncompromising, unapologetic and unafraid. And he's a big reason the Browns are the NFL's hottest team (yeah, you read that right). (via minakimes)
From there, he embarked on one of the more remarkable careers in college football history -- and documented every instance of disrespect he encountered along the way. After Mayfield walked on at Texas Tech and became the starter, his relationship with head coach Kliff Kingsbury soured; he told the media that Kingsbury, now the coach of the, had frozen him out . He took screenshots of comments from reporters who questioned his bona fides.
Wait 'til this year: Browns fans are entering relatively uncharted territory, with their team a preseason favorite to win its division. Mayfield's approach to leadership has always been driven by tribalism."He's got his guys and he's got their back and if you're not with them ... you're against him," explains Browns backup, a Lake Travis native who's known Mayfield since elementary school."There's no in-between. It's very black-and-white.
Ahead of the 2018 draft, Riley's full-throated endorsement of his quarterback helped counter the whispers that the Heisman winner was a clone of Johnny Manziel, a comparison that frustrated Mayfield, who calls it lazy. He imitates an anonymous scout, lowering his voice:"On the field, they have a similar game. But off the field ...they'reAnd yet, when I ask him if he's still worried about being painted incorrectly, he purses his lips.
"I was assuming he'd be the typical playboy athlete," says Wilkinson, who is four years older than Mayfield. Because the Rose Bowl was the next day, she thought they'd spend most of their date talking about the game. But it barely came up. Instead, she says, Mayfield spent their entire first date peppering her with questions about herself, her family, her plans for the future.
Before Kitchens was named offensive coordinator last October, he had been an offensive assistant in the NFL for 12 seasons. But he had never been asked to interview for a coordinator position."I don't sound like you, or most coaches, so the perception of me is different," he tells me in a thick Alabama drawl.
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