When former Cleveland Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was named the next Carolina Panthers starting quarterback earlier this month, he openly admitted that the team’s season-opening game against his former team would mean a little more than a regular game, but it seems Mayfield now has taken it a step further.
Buffalo Bills sideline reporter Cynthia Frelund revealed during an appearance on the Around the NFL podcast that Mayfield told her “I’m gonna f*** them up,” talking about the week one showdown with the Browns.
The Charlotte Observer details Frelund’s recollection of her conversation with Mayfield:
“I was like, ‘Kick some butt.’ I didn’t say that word,” she said laughing, as she recounted her conversation with Mayfield. “… Go kick some butt, especially Week 1, I like cannot wait. And he uses some expletives. … He’s like, ‘I’m gonna bleep them up.”
Hanzus asked Frelund, “’I’m gonna f*** them up.’ Is that what his quote was?”
In response, Frelund said, “I don’t say curse words on air. I do not want to get in trouble.”
Hanzus again asked Frelund, “But was that the quote?” She responded “yes.”
These comments are quite a bit stronger than the last time the new Panthers’ starter was asked about playing his former team. But there’s a good chance this is close to what he really feels.
[Charlotte Observer, Around the NFL]
