Baker Mayfield expects to play Thursday

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Browns quarterback Baker Mayfield was already dealing with a shoulder injury and aggravated it on Sunday, but he’s still planning to play on Thursday night against the Broncos.

Mayfield told reporters today that he does expect to play on Thursday.

The injury is to the right-handed Mayfield’s left shoulder, so it doesn’t affect his ability to throw the football, but it did appear to bother him at times on Sunday, most notably when he landed hard on the left shoulder and had to miss four snaps while it got checked out.

But Mayfield got a second opinion and it appears to have checked out, and so he’ll be there when the 3-3 Browns host the 3-3 Broncos.

15 responses to “Baker Mayfield expects to play Thursday

  1. Baker should rest this week. It would give him 2 weeks of rest to set us up for the rest of the season. It’s clear that he has not been himself on the field. I don’t know if he is thinking about getting hit or that OBJ is again a distraction, but something is off. He doesn’t have the swagger of his rookie year, nor the belief that he can do anything from last year. Let him rest, get the OL healthy and get this thing going or 2021 will be lost.

  2. When the playoffs start and the Browns are not playing, I hope they make one of those “Mayfields House” commercials, where he is watching the playoffs from the stadium big screen….

  3. If he really is our future here in Cleveland….DON’T PLAY HIM DAMN IT !!! We have been piling up bodies in our quarterback grave yard for decades and now we our going to trot our possible savior out there with a shoulder issue? Only in Cleveland folks.. oh and both of our starting tackles are out with injuries. This may not end well.

  4. I’m trying to stay away from trolling but I just can’t help it. I really hope Cleveland pays this guy. He is a decent player but not worth 100 million dollar contract.

  5. He may play but I don’t see him finishing. The Broncos defensive line will punish him.

  6. 4 to 6 weeks for the labrum tear to heal on its own, and another 4 to 6 weeks to regain strength. A couple extra days rest is not going to make this injury go away and improve his performance. The only decision to be made is does it make sense for him to shut it down for the year with surgery. At this point the best course of action is shoot it up, and maybe get rid of the ball instead of pressing and extending plays.

  7. The fans in Cleveland will do what they do best…..And that’s run Baker out of town and start over….again.

  8. The Browns would be foolish to let him play. Just 2 days ago, he fell on the shoulder and made it worse.

  9. lambo76 says:
    October 19, 2021 at 12:34 pm
    4 to 6 weeks for the labrum tear to heal on its own, and another 4 to 6 weeks to regain strength. A couple extra days rest is not going to make this injury go away and improve his performance. The only decision to be made is does it make sense for him to shut it down for the year with surgery. At this point the best course of action is shoot it up, and maybe get rid of the ball instead of pressing and extending plays.—————

    LOL.
    Labrum tears are fixed one way, surgery. Bone to cartilage takes surgical anchors, 30 days of immobilized movement and a 6 month heal. Therapy is not an option if a person wants their painless strength back

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