The 2023 NFL Offseason: A Potential Transfer for Baker Mayfield?
The 2023 NFL offseason once again is intriguing because of the quarterbacks who could switch teams between now and August.
Baker Mayfield is a free-agent quarterback who reportedly has the interest of the San Francisco 49ers. It has become an annual offseason occurrence for the 49ers to have quarterback drama; however, this season it is worse than normal. 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan admitted that Jimmy Garoppolo will not be back with the team in 2023.
Brock Purdy, the 49ers rookie sensation who unfortunately suffered an elbow injury in the NFC Championship, has a complicated timeline for return. I can’t think of a less productive conversation topic than Brock Purdy vs. Trey Lance at a time when one hasn’t even had surgery for a torn UCL and neither is fully cleared to play.
Mayfield was a starter with the Browns but struggled in Carolina and was ultimately benched. Consistency has been an issue for him since he tore the labrum in his throwing shoulder as the Browns’ QB1 during the 2022 season.