Baker Mayfield's wild 48-hour journey that concluded with him leading the Los Angeles Rams to a comeback win over the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 14's first game wasn't just impressive – it was also prophetic.
even though there were three other teams ahead of Los Angeles – the Houston Texas, the Chicago Bears and the Denver Broncos."You checked the box for the flight insurance," King asked,"so you could get the refund if you don't take the trip?"
"I did," Mayfield said."I honestly was just waiting in the airport for a phone call, hoping and praying the call was from a Los Angeles number." At 4:10 p.m. – 38 minutes before the flight was scheduled to leave Charlotte Douglas International Airport – Rams general manager Les Snead called Mayfield to tell him he'd been claimed. Soon after,Mayfield had"a shot" to play Thursday night after the Rams attempted to send him a condensed playbook to study on the flight. Problem was, Mayfield wasn't able to download the file until after he landed in Los Angeles because of the plane's Wi-Fi.
Starting Tuesday night and over the next two days, Mayfield learned enough of the playbook not only to suit up for the Rams but toRams head coach Sean McVay said after the game that Mayfield only got one practice with the team and two 10-play team drills. Mayfield reportedly leaned on his coaches and teammates to fill in any gaps he had between his arrival Tuesday night and the game on Thursday.
It helped that the Rams used similar protection packages as Cleveland Browns offensive line coach Bill Callahan, who worked with Mayfield in Cleveland and with McVay when both worked in Washington. Mayfield and McVay also developed a rapport during the pre-draft process in 2018. The
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